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Read this korrent: No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Naming a narrow audience puts a creator on the hook, while claiming the work is for everyone is a way to hide from failure. — tap to centre the map on it
Naming a narrow audience puts a creator on the hook, while claiming the work is for everyone is a way to hide from failure.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough. — tap to centre the map on it
The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Growing forever is not automatically the goal; a company that has hit its limit can choose to maximise profit instead of revenue. — tap to centre the map on it
Growing forever is not automatically the goal; a company that has hit its limit can choose to maximise profit instead of revenue.
Last stated 7 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data. — tap to centre the map on it
A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To compete with limited resources, scope down who you are building for as much as possible and solve the problems of specific people. — tap to centre the map on it
To compete with limited resources, scope down who you are building for as much as possible and solve the problems of specific people.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 Feb 2024
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Tuomas Artman — holds since 2024-02-28 — 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 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.
Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns. — tap to centre the map on it
Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it
A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires.
Last stated 9 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — 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 their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
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No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds SG Seth Godin
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Naming a narrow audience puts a creator on the hook, while claiming the work is for everyone is a way to hide from failure.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds SG Seth Godin
Similar wording
Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough.
Last stated 1 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
Growing forever is not automatically the goal; a company that has hit its limit can choose to maximise profit instead of revenue.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds JC Jason Cohen
Similar wording
A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds EV Elena Verna
Similar wording
To compete with limited resources, scope down who you are building for as much as possible and solve the problems of specific people.
Last stated 28 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds TA Tuomas Artman
Similar wording
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.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds Sam Altman
Similar wording
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds JD Jamie Dimon
Same subject: ambition
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sundar Pichai
Same subject: ambition
Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns.
Last stated 1 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: venture capital
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: venture capital
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 5 days ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: investing
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.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: investing
A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires.
Last stated 3 Dec 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds AD Aswath Damodaran
Same subject: investing
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.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds MP Mark Pincus