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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 24 Aug 2020 to 25 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about startups .
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stock market Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The traditional IPO process is systematically broken and costs founders, employees and investors billions of dollars each year. The traditional IPO process is systematically broken and costs founders, employees and investors billions of dollars each year. Last stated 6 years ago
24 Aug 2020
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Bill Gurley — holds since 2020-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from — tap to centre the map on it Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism. — tap to centre the map on it Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is mostly dead and hardware is the way forward, as new Silicon Valley startups aren't even building software anymore. — tap to centre the map on it Software is mostly dead and hardware is the way forward, as new Silicon Valley startups aren't even building software anymore. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-13 — 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 not fleeting; Silicon Valley has reliably had a surfeit of them for decades. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are two ways to run a company — founder mode and manager mode — and Silicon Valley has wrongly assumed that scaling a startup means switching to the second. — tap to centre the map on it There are two ways to run a company — founder mode and manager mode — and Silicon Valley has wrongly assumed that scaling a startup means switching to the second. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Sept 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asking a referring investor whether they personally invested puts the startup being referred at a disadvantage. — tap to centre the map on it Asking a referring investor whether they personally invested puts the startup being referred at a disadvantage. Last stated 3 months ago
5 Aug 2026
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Zach Holman — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Investors avoid hard tech for its capital intensity while the largest returns available are in exactly those physical markets. — tap to centre the map on it Investors avoid hard tech for its capital intensity while the largest returns available are in exactly those physical markets. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Oct 2024
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2024-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power. — tap to centre the map on it Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power. Last stated 11 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — 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
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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 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blockchain's original sin was the belief that it had to replace the entire internet rather than fix money and finance — tap to centre the map on it Blockchain's original sin was the belief that it had to replace the entire internet rather than fix money and finance Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Neha Narula — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — 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
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — 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
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with a product vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
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The traditional IPO process is systematically broken and costs founders, employees and investors billions of dollars each year.
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Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds
Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism.
Holds
Software is mostly dead and hardware is the way forward, as new Silicon Valley startups aren't even building software anymore.
Holds
Startup opportunities are not fleeting; Silicon Valley has reliably had a surfeit of them for decades.
Holds
There are two ways to run a company — founder mode and manager mode — and Silicon Valley has wrongly assumed that scaling a startup means switching to the second.
Holds
Asking a referring investor whether they personally invested puts the startup being referred at a disadvantage.
Holds
Investors avoid hard tech for its capital intensity while the largest returns available are in exactly those physical markets.
Holds
Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power.
Holds
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.
Holds
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds
Blockchain's original sin was the belief that it had to replace the entire internet rather than fix money and finance
Holds
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Holds
A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack.
Holds
A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Holds
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
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