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startups 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: Technology-led teams talk about what a product is and never about why it matters, and the why is where the whole story lives. Technology-led teams talk about what a product is and never about why it matters, and the why is where the whole story lives. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — 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 a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist. — tap to centre the map on it A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. — tap to centre the map on it Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Feb 2024
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Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2024-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the tech tree will never be explored by anyone at all, which is exactly why the choice of which direction to explore matters so much. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the tech tree will never be explored by anyone at all, which is exactly why the choice of which direction to explore matters so much. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. — tap to centre the map on it People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output. — tap to centre the map on it Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder pitched as having a great deal to say on a topic has almost never written anything about it, and the absence is the tell. — tap to centre the map on it A founder pitched as having a great deal to say on a topic has almost never written anything about it, and the absence is the tell. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Aug 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you got into technology to change the world, then thinking about what your technology does to the world is part of the job, not an optional extra. — tap to centre the map on it If you got into technology to change the world, then thinking about what your technology does to the world is part of the job, not an optional extra. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. Last stated 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. — tap to centre the map on it DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. — tap to centre the map on it Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Technology-led teams talk about what a product is and never about why it matters, and the why is where the whole story lives.
Holds TF Tony FadellRead this korrent →
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.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists.
Holds JT Jacob Trefethen
Most of the tech tree will never be explored by anyone at all, which is exactly why the choice of which direction to explore matters so much.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A founder pitched as having a great deal to say on a topic has almost never written anything about it, and the absence is the tell.
Holds
If you got into technology to change the world, then thinking about what your technology does to the world is part of the job, not an optional extra.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Holds
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Holds
"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds WL Will Larson
A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention.
Holds
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan