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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under management management Everything filed under discipline discipline Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: More than half of what it takes to be a successful founder is managing your own psychology. More than half of what it takes to be asuccessful founder is managing your ownpsychology. Last stated 7 years ago 20 Jun 2019 RW Rob Walling — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: About half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from unsuccessful ones is pure perseverance. — tap to centre the map on it About half of what separatessuccessful entrepreneurs fromunsuccessful ones is pureperseverance. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot more people have what it takes to start some startup than they realize. — tap to centre the map on it A lot more people have what it takesto start some startup than theyrealize. Last stated 8 years ago 30 Jun 2018 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2018-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being a founder is the greatest thing: so difficult, and so worth doing. — tap to centre the map on it Being a founder is the greatestthing: so difficult, and so worthdoing. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many of the best founders seem to have almost no neuroticism, and not being emotionally fazed is a superpower for an entrepreneur, though some great ones are very neurotic. — tap to centre the map on it Many of the best founders seem tohave almost no neuroticism, and notbeing emotionally fazed is asuperpower for an entrepreneur,though some great ones are veryneurotic. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are things founders can do that managers cannot, and not doing them feels wrong to founders because it is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it There are things founders can dothat managers cannot, and not doingthem feels wrong to founders becauseit is wrong. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Sept 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: You are much more likely to build something important by teaching a founder to manage than by teaching a manager to create new things. — tap to centre the map on it You are much more likely to buildsomething important by teaching afounder to manage than by teaching amanager to create new things. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Founding a successful company is negotiation after negotiation, so good founders need an instinct for reading rooms, group dynamics and power. — tap to centre the map on it Founding a successful company isnegotiation after negotiation, sogood founders need an instinct forreading rooms, group dynamics andpower. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Founders who fail early tend to attach themselves to that failure and start being defined by it, and the line between success and failure on a first company is very fine. — tap to centre the map on it Founders who fail early tend toattach themselves to that failureand start being defined by it, andthe line between success and failureon a first company is very fine. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support. — tap to centre the map on it A cash-flowing core business canfund long-term speculative R&D in away no venture capitalist would eversupport. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it A founder should take half thevaluation if it buys all of thecontrol, because the right to bewrong in your own way is whatfounding was for. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it AI factories and foundries are toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 5 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. — tap to centre the map on it A contested or overturned electionwould permanently damage America'sanimal spirits, investment,productivity growth, Treasuryyields, and the dollar. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and aproject operating model at the sametime. Last stated a year ago 27 Oct 2025 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology willproduce useless products Last stated 3 years ago 8 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre More than half of what it takes to be a successful founder is managing your own psychology. Last stated 20 Jun 2019 · 7 years ago Holds Rob Walling Read this korrent →