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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 23 Sept 2018 to 18 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under the cloud
the cloud
Everything filed under design
design
Everything filed under infrastructure
infrastructure
Everything filed under privacy
privacy
Everything filed under SaaS
SaaS
Everything filed under LLMs
LLMs
Everything filed under data centers
data centers
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Read this korrent: Revenue is outside your control and costs are inside it, which is why cutting a recurring expense is the lever a business owner should love.
Revenue is outside your control and costs are inside it, which is why cutting a recurring expense is the lever a business owner should love.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not using own servers is financial malpractice for mid-sized SaaS businesses — tap to centre the map on it
Not using own servers is financial malpractice for mid-sized SaaS businesses
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Feb 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Running a business on owned hardware is not more work than running it on the cloud — tap to centre the map on it
Running a business on owned hardware is not more work than running it on the cloud
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Oct 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies should cut cloud costs before cutting staff — tap to centre the map on it
Companies should cut cloud costs before cutting staff
Last stated 4 years ago
23 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cloud has its place, but most SaaS businesses should own their infrastructure — tap to centre the map on it
Cloud has its place, but most SaaS businesses should own their infrastructure
Last stated 4 years ago
22 Feb 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nearly every technology company today wants recurring subscription revenue. — tap to centre the map on it
Nearly every technology company today wants recurring subscription revenue.
Last stated a month ago
8 Sept 2026
RM
Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The cloud pitch of easier, cheaper, faster is false on two counts: it is not easier and not cheaper, and the speed that is real is overvalued. — tap to centre the map on it
The cloud pitch of easier, cheaper, faster is false on two counts: it is not easier and not cheaper, and the speed that is real is overvalued.
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a lab is off by a single year in its revenue forecast, no hedge on Earth stops the compute it already bought from bankrupting it. — tap to centre the map on it
If a lab is off by a single year in its revenue forecast, no hedge on Earth stops the compute it already bought from bankrupting it.
Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
DA
Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hardware startup's first customer should be a hyperscaler, because only that scale turns a design win into a business. — tap to centre the map on it
A hardware startup's first customer should be a hyperscaler, because only that scale turns a design win into a business.
Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
AM
Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy. — tap to centre the map on it
A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy.
Last stated 8 years ago
23 Sept 2018
MZ
Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2018-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
MA
Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
HD
Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
At the centre
Revenue is outside your control and costs are inside it, which is why cutting a recurring expense is the lever a business owner should love.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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Similar wording
Not using own servers is financial malpractice for mid-sized SaaS businesses
Last stated 21 Feb 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Running a business on owned hardware is not more work than running it on the cloud
Last stated 16 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Companies should cut cloud costs before cutting staff
Last stated 23 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Cloud has its place, but most SaaS businesses should own their infrastructure
Last stated 22 Feb 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Nearly every technology company today wants recurring subscription revenue.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ray Maker
Similar wording
The cloud pitch of easier, cheaper, faster is false on two counts: it is not easier and not cheaper, and the speed that is real is overvalued.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
If a lab is off by a single year in its revenue forecast, no hedge on Earth stops the compute it already bought from bankrupting it.
Last stated 13 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Dario Amodei
Similar wording
A hardware startup's first customer should be a hyperscaler, because only that scale turns a design win into a business.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: data centers
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated 11 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Andy Masley
Same subject: data centers
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: data centers
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 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: privacy
A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy.
Last stated 23 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Michelle Zatlyn
Same subject: privacy
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marco Arment
Same subject: privacy
A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Horace Dediu
Same subject: infrastructure
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: infrastructure
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: infrastructure
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke