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← The concentration of profits among the largest companies is a major secular trend that is unlikely to reverse.
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Read this korrent: The concentration of profits among the largest companies is a major secular trend that is unlikely to reverse.
The concentration of profits among the largest companies is a major secular trend that is unlikely to reverse.
Last stated 5 months ago
17 May 2026
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Josh Brown — holds since 2026-05-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The weight of the largest US companies in the index matches their share of the earnings, so the concentration is justified. — tap to centre the map on it
The weight of the largest US companies in the index matches their share of the earnings, so the concentration is justified.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The new wave of businesses is not lightweight slop: the median one is doing better than a year ago, and more of them clear every revenue threshold. — tap to centre the map on it
The new wave of businesses is not lightweight slop: the median one is doing better than a year ago, and more of them clear every revenue threshold.
Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The worry that AI's returns are locked away in private companies is overstated: well under a fifth of American market capitalisation is private. — tap to centre the map on it
The worry that AI's returns are locked away in private companies is overstated: well under a fifth of American market capitalisation is private.
Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. — tap to centre the map on it
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Last stated 6 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not centralise the economy into a handful of companies; there are going to be many thousands of winners. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will not centralise the economy into a handful of companies; there are going to be many thousands of winners.
Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Selling an undifferentiated product while expecting returns above the cost of capital is unrealistic. — tap to centre the map on it
Selling an undifferentiated product while expecting returns above the cost of capital is unrealistic.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mega-cap stocks are unlikely to dominate the stock market forever. — tap to centre the map on it
Mega-cap stocks are unlikely to dominate the stock market forever.
Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 4 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 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
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