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← The future belongs to builders; the future is bright, but it has to be built.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 13 Apr 2009 to 18 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: The future belongs to builders; the future is bright, but it has to be built.
The future belongs to builders; the future is bright, but it has to be built.
Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
TG
Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it
You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
JB
John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built. — tap to centre the map on it
A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building for where AI models are now and building for where they will be in a year are equally wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
Building for where AI models are now and building for where they will be in a year are equally wrong.
Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
TS
Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship. — tap to centre the map on it
The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AW
Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. — tap to centre the map on it
Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This is a once-in-a-civilization opportunity to have a vision and impose it on the world by building something. — tap to centre the map on it
This is a once-in-a-civilization opportunity to have a vision and impose it on the world by building something.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AW
Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it
Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision.
Last stated a month ago
2 Sept 2026
ER
Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open. — tap to centre the map on it
We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
MC
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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The future belongs to builders; the future is bright, but it has to be built.
Last stated 19 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tommy Geoco
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You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds John Bai
Similar wording
A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Similar wording
Building for where AI models are now and building for where they will be in a year are equally wrong.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tara Seshan
Similar wording
The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Alexandr Wang
Similar wording
Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Similar wording
This is a once-in-a-civilization opportunity to have a vision and impose it on the world by building something.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Alexandr Wang
Similar wording
Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Evil Rabbit
Similar wording
We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds Peter Thiel
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: agency
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: motivation
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 27 May 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Natalie Portman
Same subject: motivation
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin