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Read this korrent: People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement.
People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product-market fit shows up as anger when you tell people they cannot have it yet, not as polite interest. — tap to centre the map on it
Product-market fit shows up as anger when you tell people they cannot have it yet, not as polite interest.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time. — tap to centre the map on it
Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time.
Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
AC
Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How you feel about AI succession mostly reflects how good you think the present human situation is — and it is pretty bad. — tap to centre the map on it
How you feel about AI succession mostly reflects how good you think the present human situation is — and it is pretty bad.
Last stated a year ago
26 Sept 2025
RS
Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small details add up: people who are not attuned to design still sense a product's overall polish. — tap to centre the map on it
Small details add up: people who are not attuned to design still sense a product's overall polish.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great consumer products work because they answer a human instinct or need that was already being felt but was unexpressed and unmet. — tap to centre the map on it
Great consumer products work because they answer a human instinct or need that was already being felt but was unexpressed and unmet.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it. — tap to centre the map on it
If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When people care about something but feel powerless to change it, their only resort is to lash out. — tap to centre the map on it
When people care about something but feel powerless to change it, their only resort is to lash out.
Last stated a year ago
29 Aug 2025
AK
Andrew Kelley — holds since 2025-08-29 — 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 a month ago
10 Sept 2026
AV
Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than 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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre 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 offer should make every ask fit one line of 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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
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 different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 3 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that 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 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 is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
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Product-market fit shows up as anger when you tell people they cannot have it yet, not as polite interest.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Similar wording
Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time.
Last stated 5 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Albert Cheng
Similar wording
How you feel about AI succession mostly reflects how good you think the present human situation is — and it is pretty bad.
Last stated 26 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Richard Sutton
Similar wording
Small details add up: people who are not attuned to design still sense a product's overall polish.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Similar wording
Great consumer products work because they answer a human instinct or need that was already being felt but was unexpressed and unmet.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Similar wording
If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets
Similar wording
When people care about something but feel powerless to change it, their only resort is to lash out.
Last stated 29 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Andrew Kelley
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 · a month ago
Holds Ami Vora
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
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.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban