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← Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 10 Nov 2018 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under design design Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under energy energy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately Many efforts fail because they do notfocus on the right measure or do notinvest enough in measuring accurately BG Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored ratherthan wasted, because results arriveat a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Failing to adjust raw data for known measurement biases produces inaccurate results. — tap to centre the map on it Failing to adjust raw data for knownmeasurement biases producesinaccurate results. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AD Andrew Dessler — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: With tight budgets, governments rightly demand effective programs, which requires better tools to measure what works — tap to centre the map on it With tight budgets, governmentsrightly demand effective programs,which requires better tools tomeasure what works BG Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who set Key Results often mistake completing a task for delivering an outcome that benefits customers. — tap to centre the map on it People who set Key Results oftenmistake completing a task fordelivering an outcome that benefitscustomers. Last stated 8 years ago 10 Nov 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-11-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is harder to build performance advertising products around audiences that are hard to measure. — tap to centre the map on it It is harder to build performanceadvertising products aroundaudiences that are hard to measure. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 PS Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot state the problem clearly without first trying and getting it wrong; the effort that looks wasted is how the thesis gets found. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot state the problem clearlywithout first trying and getting itwrong; the effort that looks wastedis how the thesis gets found. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Mar 2026 NF Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most projects fail before they even begin because the activation energy required to start is too high. — tap to centre the map on it Most projects fail before they evenbegin because the activation energyrequired to start is too high. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. — tap to centre the map on it A company working at the edge of thebarely possible has to control itsown technology destiny, even at theapplication layer. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question tomake a founder answer — the honestanswer can simply be that youstarted now. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world whenchance and strategy are in balancein it. Last stated 10 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately Last stated c. 2013 Holds Bill Gates Read this korrent →