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Read this korrent: Nobody wants AI; people are trying to accomplish things they would be trying to accomplish whether or not it existed.
Nobody wants AI; people are trying to accomplish things they would be trying to accomplish whether or not it existed.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Dec 2025
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not taking the jobs people wanted; it is taking the jobs nobody wanted and the careers of everyone who is merely average. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not taking the jobs people wanted; it is taking the jobs nobody wanted and the careers of everyone who is merely average.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. — tap to centre the map on it
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Sept 2026
SJ
Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much of what people want from AI is not menus and features but something they can hand a meaningful task to and have it done. — tap to centre the map on it
Much of what people want from AI is not menus and features but something they can hand a meaningful task to and have it done.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
RU
Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today's AIs are not alive: they lack embodiment, desires, survival instinct and therefore agency. — tap to centre the map on it
Today's AIs are not alive: they lack embodiment, desires, survival instinct and therefore agency.
Last stated 9 months ago
19 Feb 2026
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Refusing to write code with AI can be a philosophical decision rather than a productivity one: the reason to program something is that you want to program it. — tap to centre the map on it
Refusing to write code with AI can be a philosophical decision rather than a productivity one: the reason to program something is that you want to program it.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one. — tap to centre the map on it
People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
KD
Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI enables people with agency, who want to ideate, move and iterate, to move way faster. — tap to centre the map on it
AI enables people with agency, who want to ideate, move and iterate, to move way faster.
Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creating artificial consciousness should not be a goal of AI research — tap to centre the map on it
Creating artificial consciousness should not be a goal of AI research
Last stated a month ago
4 Oct 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The market wasn't ready" is kind of meaningless, because a founder who had looked for demand could have found something. — tap to centre the map on it
"The market wasn't ready" is kind of meaningless, because a founder who had looked for demand could have found something.
Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A felt want stays theoretical until the action of businessmen turns it into effective demand. — tap to centre the map on it
A felt want stays theoretical until the action of businessmen turns it into effective demand.
PD
Peter Drucker — holds since c. 1954 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible. — tap to centre the map on it
A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible.
AM
Akio Morita — holds since c. 1986 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup that unblocks latent demand on many people's to-do lists can grow insanely fast. — tap to centre the map on it
A startup that unblocks latent demand on many people's to-do lists can grow insanely fast.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Demand is so hard to conjure that founders should find it and choose their tactics from the demand side. — tap to centre the map on it
Demand is so hard to conjure that founders should find it and choose their tactics from the demand side.
Last stated a year ago
12 Sept 2025
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a great market, the market pulls the product out of the startup. — tap to centre the map on it
In a great market, the market pulls the product out of the startup.
Last stated 19 years ago
25 Jun 2007
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consumers cobbling together workarounds for a job they are struggling with are a sign of potential customers. — tap to centre the map on it
Consumers cobbling together workarounds for a job they are struggling with are a sign of potential customers.
CC
Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together. — tap to centre the map on it
Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together.
CC
Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it
Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch.
Last stated 19 years ago
25 Jun 2007
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are
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Nobody wants AI; people are trying to accomplish things they would be trying to accomplish whether or not it existed.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Rob Snyder
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AI is not taking the jobs people wanted; it is taking the jobs nobody wanted and the careers of everyone who is merely average.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Jason Lemkin
Similar wording
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Stefan Judis
Similar wording
Much of what people want from AI is not menus and features but something they can hand a meaningful task to and have it done.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Roman Ugarte
Similar wording
Today's AIs are not alive: they lack embodiment, desires, survival instinct and therefore agency.
Last stated 19 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Refusing to write code with AI can be a philosophical decision rather than a productivity one: the reason to program something is that you want to program it.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Muratori
Similar wording
People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Katie Dill
Similar wording
AI enables people with agency, who want to ideate, move and iterate, to move way faster.
Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marvin Schwaibold
Similar wording
Creating artificial consciousness should not be a goal of AI research
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: customer demand
"The market wasn't ready" is kind of meaningless, because a founder who had looked for demand could have found something.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Same subject: customer demand
A felt want stays theoretical until the action of businessmen turns it into effective demand.
Last stated c. 1954
Holds Peter Drucker
Same subject: customer demand
A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible.
Last stated c. 1986
Holds Akio Morita
Same subject: startups
A startup that unblocks latent demand on many people's to-do lists can grow insanely fast.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Same subject: startups
Demand is so hard to conjure that founders should find it and choose their tactics from the demand side.
Last stated 12 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Same subject: startups
In a great market, the market pulls the product out of the startup.
Last stated 25 Jun 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Same subject: innovation
Consumers cobbling together workarounds for a job they are struggling with are a sign of potential customers.
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Clayton Christensen
Same subject: innovation
Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together.
Last stated c. 1997
Holds Clayton Christensen
Same subject: innovation
Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch.
Last stated 25 Jun 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen