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Everything filed under Google Google Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under aviation aviation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The things worth building a business around are the ones that will not have changed in ten years, and those are identifiable in advance. The things worth building a businessaround are the ones that will not havechanged in ten years, and those areidentifiable in advance. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Basecamp was the best business idea he will ever have: lightning is not caught twice, and a founder's second idea is rarely as good as the first. — tap to centre the map on it Basecamp was the best business ideahe will ever have: lightning is notcaught twice, and a founder's secondidea is rarely as good as the first. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Before you raise money, ask what happens if you succeed - whether you will still want this company in ten or thirty years. — tap to centre the map on it Before you raise money, ask whathappens if you succeed - whether youwill still want this company in tenor thirty years. Last stated a month ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. — tap to centre the map on it Great ideas are not all taken: manymulti-billion-dollar businesses werebuildable years earlier and nobodybuilt them for no reason other thanthat nobody did. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not have to set outto build the greatest business inhistory; a merely good business is alegitimate thing to aim at. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlikeeverything before it to be worthmaking; what makes it new is thatthis particular person made it. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Startup opportunities are not fleeting; Silicon Valley has reliably had a surfeit of them for decades. — tap to centre the map on it Startup opportunities are notfleeting; Silicon Valley hasreliably had a surfeit of them fordecades. Last stated a month ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: This is not the last moment to start a company, and the belief that the window is about to close is a recurring millenarian instinct. — tap to centre the map on it This is not the last moment to starta company, and the belief that thewindow is about to close is arecurring millenarian instinct. Last stated a month ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The companies that win ten years from now will be the ones laser-focused on a single niche with the right partners, not the ones doing everything. — tap to centre the map on it The companies that win ten yearsfrom now will be the oneslaser-focused on a single niche withthe right partners, not the onesdoing everything. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer barshould be set against the bestcompanies in the industry ratherthan against its own history, whichis what makes title inflation a realcost. Last stated 5 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed rocket cannot be made safeby making the booster reliable, sothe only real way to improve safetyis to carry an escape system. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. — tap to centre the map on it A monopolist that can no longer growby winning new users can only growby making its product worse for theusers it already has. Last stated 3 years ago 28 Jul 2023 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-07-28 — 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 week ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it Being formidable means getting whatyou want in any situation, and thatis exactly why investors want it: aformidable founder's interests andtheirs are the same. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model'sreasoning shift outside its visibleChain of Thought is dangerous, bothbecause it works and because aleading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing aplausible-sounding name is the samephenomenon as a large oneconfidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Feb 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The things worth building a business around are the ones that will not have changed in ten years, and those are identifiable in advance. Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Jeff Bezos Read this korrent →