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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. NASA's Moon programme is still designedfor a launch market that no longer exists. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Oct 2021 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — 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 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a year or more of building for velocity, the next year will probably be won on ambition instead. — tap to centre the map on it After a year or more of building forvelocity, the next year willprobably be won on ambition instead. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 CV Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate withhappiness: in the Harvard agingcohort it was the people who livedaverage lives who reported beinghappiest. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition should be measured in theeyes of your customer rather thanyour peers, which means beingwilling to take the best ideaswherever you find them. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI agent's execution is only as good as the goal and the verification criteria given to it; ambition without verification is just a wish. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent's execution is only asgood as the goal and theverification criteria given to it;ambition without verification isjust a wish. Last stated 5 months ago 10 May 2026 JL Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. — tap to centre the map on it An inventor's highest ambitionshould be that the invention iseventually taken for granted andstops being seen as an invention atall. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans should supportBooker T. Washington's thrift andindustrial training but firmlyoppose his acceptance of injustice Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. Last stated 28 Oct 2021 · 5 years ago Holds Casey Handmer Read this korrent →