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ambition Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Most of the tech tree will never be explored by anyone at all, which is exactly why the choice of which direction to explore matters so much. Most of the tech tree will never be explored by anyone at all, which is exactly why the choice of which direction to explore matters so much. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take. — tap to centre the map on it Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones. — tap to centre the map on it We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is probably still too early in understanding what works for anyone to simply build the right answer; everyone is exploring together. — tap to centre the map on it It is probably still too early in understanding what works for anyone to simply build the right answer; everyone is exploring together. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard. — tap to centre the map on it Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember. — tap to centre the map on it What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody has figured out how to build products in the AI era yet, and there is no one way to do it. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody has figured out how to build products in the AI era yet, and there is no one way to do it. Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. — tap to centre the map on it A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. Last stated 5 years ago
1 Feb 2022
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are
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Most of the tech tree will never be explored by anyone at all, which is exactly why the choice of which direction to explore matters so much.
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Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take.
Holds
We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones.
Holds
It is probably still too early in understanding what works for anyone to simply build the right answer; everyone is exploring together.
Holds
Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard.
Holds
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Holds
A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.
Holds
Nobody has figured out how to build products in the AI era yet, and there is no one way to do it.
Holds
You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Holds
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Holds
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms.
Holds