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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Originality and usefulness are not the same thing. Originality and usefulness are not thesame thing. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Feb 2022 DP David Perell — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlikeeverything before it to be worthmaking; what makes it new is thatthis particular person made it. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — 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: AI becoming original is a likely next step — tap to centre the map on it AI becoming original is a likelynext step Last stated 2 years ago 31 Mar 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Things that feel more original come from multiple perspectives, with friction and pushback, which humans provide and LLMs are not that good at. — tap to centre the map on it Things that feel more original comefrom multiple perspectives, withfriction and pushback, which humansprovide and LLMs are not that goodat. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing. — tap to centre the map on it An invention only matters when theprinciple, a workable design and aneconomically viable use for it allarrive together; the idea on its ownchanges nothing. Last stated 4 years ago 26 Aug 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design can copy: the greatest masters decide it is more important to be right than original. — tap to centre the map on it Good design can copy: the greatestmasters decide it is more importantto be right than original. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist. — tap to centre the map on it A team has not earned the right toinnovate on a product until it isthe world's leading expert on thebest versions of that product thatalready exist. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity is not just putting things together; it is an answer not foreseeable from the question and what was already known. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity is not just puttingthings together; it is an answer notforeseeable from the question andwhat was already known. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Feb 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — 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 2 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 6 days 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 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with aproduct vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it A company should define what greatlooks like for its own role ratherthan borrow another company'sdefinition. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Originality and usefulness are not the same thing. Last stated 15 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago Holds David Perell Read this korrent →