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Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Spending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company. Spending enough time in San Franciscotends to make people want to start theirown company. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 CN Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Bay Area's strength as a startup hub comes more from its culture than from its access to capital or expertise. — tap to centre the map on it The Bay Area's strength as a startuphub comes more from its culture thanfrom its access to capital orexpertise. Last stated 3 years ago 12 Feb 2024 AC Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know theirown goal dies by a thousandcompromises and ends up running acompany they do not want to work at. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostlyinborn, which is why stories of afounder acquiring it during a batchare rare. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building the hardest feature in a product yields disproportionately greater returns than easier ones. — tap to centre the map on it Building the hardest feature in aproduct yields disproportionatelygreater returns than easier ones. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making something singular, rather than chasing scale, is a powerful differentiator. — tap to centre the map on it Making something singular, ratherthan chasing scale, is a powerfuldifferentiator. Last stated 6 months ago 29 Mar 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The founders who look unambitious are not: they have been trained by obedient upbringings to hide their ambition rather than lacking it. — tap to centre the map on it The founders who look unambitiousare not: they have been trained byobedient upbringings to hide theirambition rather than lacking it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has anadvantage over a repeat winner,because past success makes it tooeasy to raise money and hire againsta big vision before there isproduct-market fit. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common finalownership stake for the founder of aVC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who passes on a pitchthey find truly novel will oftenstill refer it to another investor,to get credit for having found it. Last stated 2 months ago 5 Aug 2026 ZH Zach Holman — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Spending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company. Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Casey Newton Read this korrent →