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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Everything filed under team size team size Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy. The best-known brands each stand for oneclear thing, so a startup has to occupy aposition that is unique, still available,and a reinforcement of its productstrategy. Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment:the chief executive has to make thedecision that makes sense to them,however much momentum thealternative has. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hardware startup's first customer should be a hyperscaler, because only that scale turns a design win into a business. — tap to centre the map on it A hardware startup's first customershould be a hyperscaler, becauseonly that scale turns a design wininto a business. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A large cargo airship is probably not fundable as a startup, because it stays capital-intensive and risky until late in development. — tap to centre the map on it A large cargo airship is probablynot fundable as a startup, becauseit stays capital-intensive and riskyuntil late in development. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Oct 2024 ED Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are ED Eli Dourado — no longer holds since 2024-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not have to set outto build the greatest business inhistory; a merely good business is alegitimate thing to aim at. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup does not need a growth team to start growing, because the first wave of growth has to be founder-led. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not need a growthteam to start growing, because thefirst wave of growth has to befounder-led. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 enougheventually has no need forinvestors. Last stated 6 days ago 1 Sept 2026 PG 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 toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT 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 whatyou want in any situation, and thatis exactly why investors want it: aformidable founder's interests andtheirs are the same. Last stated 4 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG 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 thewrong mantra when you are dealingwith atoms; the job is to move fastand ship safely. Last stated a month ago 3 Aug 2026 DD 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 mostimportant thing Silicon Valleyresearchers read in years. Last stated 8 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH 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 thanSilicon Valley's use of the wordadmits -- we actually got to themoon. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 MH 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 isnot a team: it behaves like a set ofindividuals, and a single departureknocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago 14 Jul 2018 WL 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 atleast six engineers for every alertto get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 4 days ago 3 Sept 2026 GO 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: itis the only size at which everyoneis in the room for every decision,including the ones outside theirdiscipline. Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy. Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago Holds Rahul Vohra Read this korrent →