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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them. Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them. Last stated 10 years ago
21 Jul 2016
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Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Marketing returns are fat-tailed, so paying for marketing by the hour misprices work whose value comes from a small fraction of it. — tap to centre the map on it Marketing returns are fat-tailed, so paying for marketing by the hour misprices work whose value comes from a small fraction of it. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Labour-saving innovation in rich countries is aimed at the only asset most of the world’s poor have to sell. — tap to centre the map on it Labour-saving innovation in rich countries is aimed at the only asset most of the world’s poor have to sell. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Mar 2023
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Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient. — tap to centre the map on it Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Sept 2024
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Cliff Asness — holds since 2024-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An ads business's revenue tomorrow is essentially caused by the return it delivers advertisers today. — tap to centre the map on it An ads business's revenue tomorrow is essentially caused by the return it delivers advertisers today. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. — tap to centre the map on it A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works. — tap to centre the map on it By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Public backlash against the tech industry stems from a perception that distant elites are getting rich at ordinary people's expense. — tap to centre the map on it Public backlash against the tech industry stems from a perception that distant elites are getting rich at ordinary people's expense. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Algorithmic optimization can optimize people to be resentful and angry online — tap to centre the map on it Algorithmic optimization can optimize people to be resentful and angry online Last stated 5 years ago
15 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism. — tap to centre the map on it Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is mostly dead and hardware is the way forward, as new Silicon Valley startups aren't even building software anymore. — tap to centre the map on it Software is mostly dead and hardware is the way forward, as new Silicon Valley startups aren't even building software anymore. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Startup opportunities are not fleeting; Silicon Valley has reliably had a surfeit of them for decades. — tap to centre the map on it Startup opportunities are not fleeting; Silicon Valley has reliably had a surfeit of them for decades. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are probably not that busy in general; most people do not need a personal assistant to manage their life, unlike people in tech. — tap to centre the map on it People are probably not that busy in general; most people do not need a personal assistant to manage their life, unlike people in tech. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Silicon Valley Bank failed because its deposits were concentrated, not because they were uninsured -- the usual account of it is a misstatement. — tap to centre the map on it Silicon Valley Bank failed because its deposits were concentrated, not because they were uninsured -- the usual account of it is a misstatement. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Silicon Valley talking only to itself has produced a dismissal of ordinary human experience everywhere else. — tap to centre the map on it Silicon Valley talking only to itself has produced a dismissal of ordinary human experience everywhere else. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are