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Read this korrent: The narrative that all companies should be valued as software companies due to the concept of software eating the world is falling apart.
The narrative that all companies should be valued as software companies due to the concept of software eating the world is falling apart.
Last stated 7 years ago
29 Sept 2019
FW
Fred Wilson — holds since 2019-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them. — tap to centre the map on it
The software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The software industry is becoming a race to the bottom for everyone except Big AI and Big Tech. — tap to centre the map on it
The software industry is becoming a race to the bottom for everyone except Big AI and Big Tech.
Last stated a week ago
26 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software development is about to see an absolute bloom as the price of development plummets. — tap to centre the map on it
Software development is about to see an absolute bloom as the price of development plummets.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even a long-horizon deep tech company should chase revenue sooner than it thinks, so that it is valued on its roadmap rather than on its probability of dying. — tap to centre the map on it
Even a long-horizon deep tech company should chase revenue sooner than it thinks, so that it is valued on its roadmap rather than on its probability of dying.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If startups focus on building real businesses, valuations will take care of themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
If startups focus on building real businesses, valuations will take care of themselves.
Last stated 4 years ago
12 Dec 2022
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Mark Suster — holds since 2022-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will enable one-person companies to reach very high valuations. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will enable one-person companies to reach very high valuations.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Mar 2024
CH
Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Vertical farms were valued as technology companies when they are in fact farms, which is why those valuations collapsed. — tap to centre the map on it
Vertical farms were valued as technology companies when they are in fact farms, which is why those valuations collapsed.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jul 2023
MG
Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies that cannot produce software-level gross margins should be valued like other similar businesses with similar margins. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies that cannot produce software-level gross margins should be valued like other similar businesses with similar margins.
Last stated 7 years ago
29 Sept 2019
FW
Fred Wilson — holds since 2019-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support. — tap to centre the map on it
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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
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 too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 5 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — 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
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. — tap to centre the map on it
A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time.
Last stated a year ago
27 Oct 2025
PW
Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
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The narrative that all companies should be valued as software companies due to the concept of software eating the world is falling apart.
Last stated 29 Sept 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Fred Wilson
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The software industry is massively underperforming its hardware, by factors of ten to a hundred, and people refuse to believe the numbers when you say them.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Muratori
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The software industry is becoming a race to the bottom for everyone except Big AI and Big Tech.
Last stated 26 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Pieter Levels
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Software development is about to see an absolute bloom as the price of development plummets.
Last stated 6 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Even a long-horizon deep tech company should chase revenue sooner than it thinks, so that it is valued on its roadmap rather than on its probability of dying.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Similar wording
If startups focus on building real businesses, valuations will take care of themselves.
Last stated 12 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Mark Suster
Similar wording
AI will enable one-person companies to reach very high valuations.
Last stated 14 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Chip Huyen
Similar wording
Vertical farms were valued as technology companies when they are in fact farms, which is why those valuations collapsed.
Last stated 3 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Michael Grunwald
Similar wording
Companies that cannot produce software-level gross margins should be valued like other similar businesses with similar margins.
Last stated 29 Sept 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Fred Wilson
Same subject: venture capital
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Same subject: venture capital
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 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: investing
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Howard Marks
Same subject: investing
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 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: investing
A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Brad DeLong
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time.
Last stated 27 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Petra Wille
Same subject: product management
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 8 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson