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Read this korrent: Tech companies' trick is to claim that thousands of years of hard-won rules do not apply to them
Tech companies' trick is to claim that thousands of years of hard-won rules do not apply to them
Last stated 2 years ago
5 Sept 2024
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The half-life of a technology company is short, and the few that last decades are the exception rather than the rule. — tap to centre the map on it
The half-life of a technology company is short, and the few that last decades are the exception rather than the rule.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
BT
Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology a company is founded on can be exactly wrong and still not matter, so long as the founders confront reality and can learn. — tap to centre the map on it
The technology a company is founded on can be exactly wrong and still not matter, so long as the founders confront reality and can learn.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hardware company can be doing everything right and still fail the Rule of 40 for years. — tap to centre the map on it
A hardware company can be doing everything right and still fail the Rule of 40 for years.
Last stated 5 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rejecting the technology all companies are racing to adopt is a high-stakes career bet that could pay off or leave you behind. — tap to centre the map on it
Rejecting the technology all companies are racing to adopt is a high-stakes career bet that could pay off or leave you behind.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
DR
Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from — tap to centre the map on it
Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Last stated 9 years ago
25 Jan 2018
BC
Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry.
Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
RM
Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rule for a company's culture is to only ever make deposits and never deliberately make a withdrawal. — tap to centre the map on it
The rule for a company's culture is to only ever make deposits and never deliberately make a withdrawal.
Last stated 6 months ago
10 May 2026
ER
Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it
A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
WJ
William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, so knowing how it feels is knowing what it is. — tap to centre the map on it
A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, so knowing how it feels is knowing what it is.
Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
PG
Philip Goff — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it
A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
HM
Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. — tap to centre the map on it
A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support. — tap to centre the map on it
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
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Tech companies' trick is to claim that thousands of years of hard-won rules do not apply to them
Last stated 5 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
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The half-life of a technology company is short, and the few that last decades are the exception rather than the rule.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Bret Taylor
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The technology a company is founded on can be exactly wrong and still not matter, so long as the founders confront reality and can learn.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Jensen Huang
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A hardware company can be doing everything right and still fail the Rule of 40 for years.
Last stated 15 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Brad Feld
Similar wording
Rejecting the technology all companies are racing to adopt is a high-stakes career bet that could pay off or leave you behind.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dave Rupert
Similar wording
Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Last stated 25 Jan 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Brian Chesky
Similar wording
Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ray Maker
Similar wording
The rule for a company's culture is to only ever make deposits and never deliberately make a withdrawal.
Last stated 10 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Eric Ries
Same subject: consciousness
A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
Last stated c. 1902
Holds William James
Same subject: consciousness
A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, so knowing how it feels is knowing what it is.
Last stated 15 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Philip Goff
Same subject: consciousness
A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Matt Webb
Same subject: investing
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Howard Marks
Same subject: investing
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: investing
A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Brad DeLong
Same subject: innovation
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 25 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Anton Howes
Same subject: innovation
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Ruxandra Teslo
Same subject: innovation
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel