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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 11 Jan 2017 to 25 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about Silicon Valley .
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7 Dec 2022
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Matthew Green — holds since 2022-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. — tap to centre the map on it DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. — tap to centre the map on it Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most developers who dream of moving abroad for work never actually do it. — tap to centre the map on it Most developers who dream of moving abroad for work never actually do it. Last stated 10 years ago
11 Jan 2017
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Maxence Poutord — holds since 2017-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the world's free time has been converted into revenue for technology companies, and that conversion is where their fortunes come from. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the world's free time has been converted into revenue for technology companies, and that conversion is where their fortunes come from. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Ted Gioia — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are probably not that busy in general; most people do not need a personal assistant to manage their life, unlike people in tech. — tap to centre the map on it People are probably not that busy in general; most people do not need a personal assistant to manage their life, unlike people in tech. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans. — tap to centre the map on it Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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 will produce useless products Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. — tap to centre the map on it A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. — tap to centre the map on it A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. — tap to centre the map on it AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. Last stated a year ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI prototyping ends the era of product managers asking designers to draw an idea, which frees designers for deeper work and lets anyone join the first conversation. — tap to centre the map on it AI prototyping ends the era of product managers asking designers to draw an idea, which frees designers for deeper work and lets anyone join the first conversation. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cloud abstraction problems cannot be fixed by adding more abstraction layers on top. — tap to centre the map on it Cloud abstraction problems cannot be fixed by adding more abstraction layers on top. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack. — tap to centre the map on it Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: On a serverless platform, a runtime upgrade must never break a live application, because developers have no control over when upgrades happen. — tap to centre the map on it On a serverless platform, a runtime upgrade must never break a live application, because developers have no control over when upgrades happen. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
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Nobody chose cloud backup: a handful of Silicon Valley executives made the choice for everyone in pursuit of adoption metrics.
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"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Holds
AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles.
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DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years.
Holds
Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon.
Holds
Most developers who dream of moving abroad for work never actually do it.
Holds
Most of the world's free time has been converted into revenue for technology companies, and that conversion is where their fortunes come from.
Holds
People are probably not that busy in general; most people do not need a personal assistant to manage their life, unlike people in tech.
Holds
Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans.
Holds
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Holds
A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems.
Holds
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Holds
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Holds
AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved.
Holds
AI prototyping ends the era of product managers asking designers to draw an idea, which frees designers for deeper work and lets anyone join the first conversation.
Holds
Cloud abstraction problems cannot be fixed by adding more abstraction layers on top.
Holds
Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack.
Holds
On a serverless platform, a runtime upgrade must never break a live application, because developers have no control over when upgrades happen.
Holds