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14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — 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: In a fast-changing industry, anyone genuinely keeping up will change their mind as the developments happen. — tap to centre the map on it In a fast-changing industry, anyone genuinely keeping up will change their mind as the developments happen. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short. — tap to centre the map on it A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological utopianism is a temptation to resist: technology has no momentum or will of its own and guarantees nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Technological utopianism is a temptation to resist: technology has no momentum or will of its own and guarantees nothing. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it. — tap to centre the map on it By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it. 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: Builders reject new building systems rationally: a change to the process raises the odds of a catastrophic overrun by more than the innovation can save. — tap to centre the map on it Builders reject new building systems rationally: a change to the process raises the odds of a catastrophic overrun by more than the innovation can save. Last stated 5 years ago
30 Jun 2021
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Brian Potter — holds since 2021-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economic growth from AI waits on change management, not on model capability: the work artifact and the workflow have to change first. — tap to centre the map on it Economic growth from AI waits on change management, not on model capability: the work artifact and the workflow have to change first. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. 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: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. — tap to centre the map on it America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China is the fastest-innovating country in the world today, on the strength of its talent, its open-source habit and its ferocious internal competition. — tap to centre the map on it China is the fastest-innovating country in the world today, on the strength of its talent, its open-source habit and its ferocious internal competition. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. — tap to centre the map on it China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. — tap to centre the map on it An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Innovation tends to come from slack time away from firefighting, not from being fully utilized. — tap to centre the map on it Innovation tends to come from slack time away from firefighting, not from being fully utilized. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The final obstacle to any new technology is resistance to change, so you have to deliver an overwhelming amount of progress to get the change through.
Holds TK Travis KalanickRead this korrent →
Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists.
Holds JT Jacob Trefethen
In a fast-changing industry, anyone genuinely keeping up will change their mind as the developments happen.
Holds
A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short.
Holds PB Paul Bloom
Technological utopianism is a temptation to resist: technology has no momentum or will of its own and guarantees nothing.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it.
Holds JC Jason Crawford
By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
Builders reject new building systems rationally: a change to the process raises the odds of a catastrophic overrun by more than the innovation can save.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Economic growth from AI waits on change management, not on model capability: the work artifact and the workflow have to change first.
Holds SN Satya Nadella
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds SN Satya Nadella
America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
China is the fastest-innovating country in the world today, on the strength of its talent, its open-source habit and its ferocious internal competition.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all.
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
Innovation tends to come from slack time away from firefighting, not from being fully utilized.
Holds WL Will Larson
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
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