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Everything filed under customer demand customer demand Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The only usable data is the actual reactions of the people you sell to and deliver to, not what makes sense on a whiteboard. The only usable data is the actualreactions of the people you sell to anddeliver to, not what makes sense on awhiteboard. Last stated 9 months ago 30 Jan 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Without reliable data on AI's uses and benefits, it is impossible to determine if it is a genuine transformation or a speculative bubble. — tap to centre the map on it Without reliable data on AI's usesand benefits, it is impossible todetermine if it is a genuinetransformation or a speculativebubble. Last stated a year ago 21 Oct 2025 DC Diane Coyle — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shipping something without any data on its success leaves no way to know whether it was the right thing for the company. — tap to centre the map on it Shipping something without any dataon its success leaves no way to knowwhether it was the right thing forthe company. Last stated 4 days ago 3 Nov 2026 DB Derek Briggs — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The internet is already past peak truth, and picking out training data worth learning from will only get harder. — tap to centre the map on it The internet is already past peaktruth, and picking out training dataworth learning from will only getharder. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: However much theorizing is done before shipping, nothing compares to the evidence of users trying a product and iterating from there. — tap to centre the map on it However much theorizing is donebefore shipping, nothing compares tothe evidence of users trying aproduct and iterating from there. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Data itself is objective, but the reading of it is never objective; it is always subjective. — tap to centre the map on it Data itself is objective, but thereading of it is never objective; itis always subjective. Last stated 6 months ago 12 May 2026 KB Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Early in any endeavor there is no data, only informed guesses, and they should be treated as guesses. — tap to centre the map on it Early in any endeavor there is nodata, only informed guesses, andthey should be treated as guesses. Last stated 9 months ago 30 Jan 2026 CW Christina Wodtke — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation. — tap to centre the map on it The fastest-growing companies arenot using data well, because theyreached enormous scale before theyhad time to build any of theinstrumentation. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of the questions people have about a company's data are never asked, and giving them a machine to ask instead of a colleague uncovers them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the questions people haveabout a company's data are neverasked, and giving them a machine toask instead of a colleague uncoversthem. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: "The market wasn't ready" is kind of meaningless, because a founder who had looked for demand could have found something. — tap to centre the map on it "The market wasn't ready" is kind ofmeaningless, because a founder whohad looked for demand could havefound something. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A felt want stays theoretical until the action of businessmen turns it into effective demand. — tap to centre the map on it A felt want stays theoretical untilthe action of businessmen turns itinto effective demand. PD Peter Drucker — holds since c. 1954 — tap for who they are Same subject: A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible. — tap to centre the map on it A maker should lead the public withnew products instead of asking whatthey want, because the public doesnot know what is possible. AM Akio Morita — holds since c. 1986 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup that unblocks latent demand on many people's to-do lists can grow insanely fast. — tap to centre the map on it A startup that unblocks latentdemand on many people's to-do listscan grow insanely fast. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demand is so hard to conjure that founders should find it and choose their tactics from the demand side. — tap to centre the map on it Demand is so hard to conjure thatfounders should find it and choosetheir tactics from the demand side. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a great market, the market pulls the product out of the startup. — tap to centre the map on it In a great market, the market pullsthe product out of the startup. Last stated 19 years ago 25 Jun 2007 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Consumers cobbling together workarounds for a job they are struggling with are a sign of potential customers. — tap to centre the map on it Consumers cobbling togetherworkarounds for a job they arestruggling with are a sign ofpotential customers. CC Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together. — tap to centre the map on it Markets that do not exist cannot beanalyzed; suppliers and customersmust discover them together. CC Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it Short of a truly transformativeproduct, do not count on creating anew market from scratch. Last stated 19 years ago 25 Jun 2007 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The only usable data is the actual reactions of the people you sell to and deliver to, not what makes sense on a whiteboard. Last stated 30 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago Holds Rob Snyder Read this korrent →