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Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under management management Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure The greatest myth in management is thatyou can't manage what you don't measure Last stated 3 years ago 23 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business that cannot measure and manage itself as well as its competitors do is in serious danger. — tap to centre the map on it A business that cannot measure andmanage itself as well as itscompetitors do is in serious danger. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output. — tap to centre the map on it Software productivity cannot bemeasured, because there is no way tomeasure a development team's output. Last stated 23 years ago 29 Aug 2003 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2003-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are things founders can do that managers cannot, and not doing them feels wrong to founders because it is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it There are things founders can dothat managers cannot, and not doingthem feels wrong to founders becauseit is wrong. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Sept 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: When the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right and the metric is usually measuring the wrong thing. — tap to centre the map on it When the data and the anecdotesdisagree, the anecdotes are usuallyright and the metric is usuallymeasuring the wrong thing. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — 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 a month ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 thevaluation if it buys all of thecontrol, because the right to bewrong in your own way is whatfounding was for. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP 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 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: "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 2 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselvesaround 'taste' because theirproducts are unappealing outsidetech circles. Last stated 6 months ago 26 Mar 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI Agentic War has begun between Big Tech players. — tap to centre the map on it An AI Agentic War has begun betweenBig Tech players. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-21 — 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 inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 10 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB 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 ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated a month ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure Last stated 23 May 2023 · 3 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →