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Read this korrent: Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change
Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change
JW
John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The last nine months have compressed decades of progress into weeks, and this is one of the rare moments a person gets to watch the world change inside their own lifetime. — tap to centre the map on it
The last nine months have compressed decades of progress into weeks, and this is one of the rare moments a person gets to watch the world change inside their own lifetime.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience — tap to centre the map on it
We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience
Last stated 167 years ago
27 Feb 1860
AL
Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually — tap to centre the map on it
Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually
Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Last stated 9 years ago
25 Jan 2018
BC
Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody has a growth problem these days; they have a product problem. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody has a growth problem these days; they have a product problem.
Last stated a month ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop. — tap to centre the map on it
Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
JC
Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it
Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. — tap to centre the map on it
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
AV
Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it
A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all.
Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
BF
Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
AF
Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
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 a month ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change
Last stated c. 2001
Holds John Wooden
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
The last nine months have compressed decades of progress into weeks, and this is one of the rare moments a person gets to watch the world change inside their own lifetime.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience
Last stated 27 Feb 1860 · 167 years ago
Holds Abraham Lincoln
Similar wording
Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Bill McKibben
Similar wording
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Last stated 25 Jan 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Brian Chesky
Similar wording
Nobody has a growth problem these days; they have a product problem.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop.
Last stated 12 Sept 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Jason Crawford
Similar wording
Small changes only compound when they are oriented toward a larger outcome; otherwise they evaporate rather than accumulate.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ami Vora
Same subject: climate change
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Emily Atkin
Same subject: climate change
A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all.
Last stated 2 Apr 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Bjorn Fehrm
Same subject: climate change
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Last stated 22 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Adam Frank
Same subject: venture capital
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
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 · 4 months ago
Holds 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 · a month ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: energy
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: energy
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Same subject: energy
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon