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Read this korrent: Sometimes the limit on building crazy ideas is tokens and money, but sometimes the limit is ourselves.
Sometimes the limit on building crazy ideas is tokens and money, but sometimes the limit is ourselves.
Last stated a month ago
2 Sept 2026
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Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — 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 not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rationing AI tokens reflects a weird scarcity mindset when more tokens are easily affordable than one could ever use. — tap to centre the map on it
Rationing AI tokens reflects a weird scarcity mindset when more tokens are easily affordable than one could ever use.
Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make. — tap to centre the map on it
More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make.
Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it
If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember. — tap to centre the map on it
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious. — tap to centre the map on it
For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy. — tap to centre the map on it
The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Last stated 7 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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JL Collins — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer. — tap to centre the map on it
Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. — tap to centre the map on it
Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two.
Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it
Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
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Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later. — tap to centre the map on it
Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later.
Last stated 3 years ago
15 Jan 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Grinding raises output briefly while destroying the creativity and big-picture thinking the work depends on. — tap to centre the map on it
Grinding raises output briefly while destroying the creativity and big-picture thinking the work depends on.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
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Sometimes the limit on building crazy ideas is tokens and money, but sometimes the limit is ourselves.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · a month ago
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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.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds John Bai
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Rationing AI tokens reflects a weird scarcity mindset when more tokens are easily affordable than one could ever use.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make.
Last stated 10 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Luis Ouriach
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If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Similar wording
For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds JL Collins
Similar wording
Some ideas are worth funding with fifty million dollars or with nothing, and never with five million, because underfunding buys you an ambiguous outcome instead of an answer.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Same subject: agency
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: ambition
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Last stated 13 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Michael Nielsen
Same subject: ambition
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: creativity
Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
Last stated c. 1961
Holds Frantz Fanon
Same subject: creativity
Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later.
Last stated 15 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Andrew Chen
Same subject: creativity
Grinding raises output briefly while destroying the creativity and big-picture thinking the work depends on.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall