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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 18 Dec 2013 to 19 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under design design Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The way to find a hit is to experiment a lot, not to polish. The way to find a hit is to experiment alot, not to polish. Last stated 13 years ago 18 Dec 2013 TS Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2013-12-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of an ambitious experimenttarget is not hitting it but theconversation about what would haveto be true to hit it. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: When what is being tested is the underlying mental model, it is probably not worth polishing, because the thing might not make sense; knowing when craft and polish are needed is important. — tap to centre the map on it When what is being tested is theunderlying mental model, it isprobably not worth polishing,because the thing might not makesense; knowing when craft and polishare needed is important. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Jul 2026 MC Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all. — tap to centre the map on it When agents do the building, thescarce skill is taste: choosingwhich problem is worth the time atall. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity — tap to centre the map on it Encouraging experimentation andopening opportunities requires muchmore tolerance of mediocrity Last stated 10 years ago 27 Feb 2017 MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since 2017-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only 30 to 50 percent of product experiments win, because consumer behaviour is too unpredictable to be predicted from a hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it Only 30 to 50 percent of productexperiments win, because consumerbehaviour is too unpredictable to bepredicted from a hypothesis. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is probably still too early in understanding what works for anyone to simply build the right answer; everyone is exploring together. — tap to centre the map on it It is probably still too early inunderstanding what works for anyoneto simply build the right answer;everyone is exploring together. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research. — tap to centre the map on it An audience wants a maker's judgmentmore than their research. Last stated a month ago 19 Sept 2026 DS David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: People pursue hobbies largely for value that can't be easily monetized. — tap to centre the map on it People pursue hobbies largely forvalue that can't be easilymonetized. Last stated 9 months ago 30 Jan 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what isalready known cannot produce genuinesurprises, because a known thingstops being a surprise. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existingwork squanders creative effort thatcould have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industrywould be a good thing, not a badone. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 RS Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a givenskill tends to arrive as a suddenphase change rather than as steadyimprovement. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever. — tap to centre the map on it AI represents the largest change tosociety in a very long time, perhapsever. Last stated 6 months ago 10 Apr 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-04-10 — tap for who they are
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