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← Making something singular, rather than chasing scale, is a powerful differentiator.

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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Making something singular, rather than chasing scale, is a powerful differentiator. Making something singular, rather thanchasing scale, is a powerfuldifferentiator. Last stated 6 months ago 29 Mar 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because itwas one word: naming a researchdirection is what tells a wholefield what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know theirown goal dies by a thousandcompromises and ends up running acompany they do not want to work at. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostlyinborn, which is why stories of afounder acquiring it during a batchare rare. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hardware startup's first customer should be a hyperscaler, because only that scale turns a design win into a business. — tap to centre the map on it A hardware startup's first customershould be a hyperscaler, becauseonly that scale turns a design wininto a business. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big companies have software designed by committee to avoid disasters, so a startup wins design wars by having the same people design and implement the product. — tap to centre the map on it Big companies have software designedby committee to avoid disasters, soa startup wins design wars by havingthe same people design and implementthe product. Last stated 23 years ago 1 May 2003 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2003-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building a secure, performant GraphQL API is tricky and adds real cost during early-stage app prototyping. — tap to centre the map on it Building a secure, performantGraphQL API is tricky and adds realcost during early-stage appprototyping. Last stated 3 years ago 30 May 2023 TP Tom Preston-Werner — holds since 2023-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building the hardest feature in a product yields disproportionately greater returns than easier ones. — tap to centre the map on it Building the hardest feature in aproduct yields disproportionatelygreater returns than easier ones. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. — tap to centre the map on it Founders, designers and developersneed to develop their taste the waya sushi chef develops a palate, andappreciating culture is how. Last stated 14 years ago 2 Sept 2012 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2012-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Spending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company. — tap to centre the map on it Spending enough time in SanFrancisco tends to make people wantto start their own company. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 CN Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Making something singular, rather than chasing scale, is a powerful differentiator. Last stated 29 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Eliot Peper Read this korrent →