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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Old ideas can use new buildings, but new ideas must use old buildings Old ideas can use new buildings, but newideas must use old buildings JJ Jane Jacobs — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it New ideas usually fail outright orrequire drastic changes before theycan succeed. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Aug 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future belongs to builders; the future is bright, but it has to be built. — tap to centre the map on it The future belongs to builders; thefuture is bright, but it has to bebuilt. Last stated 5 months ago 19 May 2026 TG Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil — tap to centre the map on it Creativity must be used regularly orit will spoil Last stated 3 years ago 12 Feb 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: An idea can resemble nothing but another idea — tap to centre the map on it An idea can resemble nothing butanother idea GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: Differentiation requires new ideas, because doing the same thing gets you the same results. — tap to centre the map on it Differentiation requires new ideas,because doing the same thing getsyou the same results. Last stated 9 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot keep making things betterby adding to them; you must prune. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building for where AI models are now and building for where they will be in a year are equally wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Building for where AI models are nowand building for where they will bein a year are equally wrong. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it A fountain of creativity alonecannot build anything big, andmanagement alone does nothing new. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Old ideas can use new buildings, but new ideas must use old buildings Last stated c. 1961 Holds Jane Jacobs Read this korrent →