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Read this korrent: The word 'good' cannot always be detached from the kind of thing being judged with the same standards applying to other objects.
The word 'good' cannot always be detached from the kind of thing being judged with the same standards applying to other objects.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
WY
Waqas Younas — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good and bad are not qualities of things in themselves but notions formed by comparing things with one another — tap to centre the map on it
Good and bad are not qualities of things in themselves but notions formed by comparing things with one another
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taste and judgment are what separate good products from bad. — tap to centre the map on it
Taste and judgment are what separate good products from bad.
Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
BW
Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary. — tap to centre the map on it
Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary.
Last stated a year ago
29 Sept 2025
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good enough is okay for most people and there is a lot of it in the world, but some push it a little further. — tap to centre the map on it
Good enough is okay for most people and there is a lot of it in the world, but some push it a little further.
Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good and bad actions differ at most in degree, not in kind — tap to centre the map on it
Good and bad actions differ at most in degree, not in kind
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1878 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the people a product is designed for cannot generally agree that the design is good, it is not good. — tap to centre the map on it
If the people a product is designed for cannot generally agree that the design is good, it is not good.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it
Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
AS
Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because good art exists, good taste exists too: it is the ability to recognize good art. — tap to centre the map on it
Because good art exists, good taste exists too: it is the ability to recognize good art.
Last stated 20 years ago
1 Dec 2006
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2006-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it
A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new.
Last stated 8 months ago
15 Mar 2026
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — 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 billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
EK
Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
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The word 'good' cannot always be detached from the kind of thing being judged with the same standards applying to other objects.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Waqas Younas
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Similar wording
Good and bad are not qualities of things in themselves but notions formed by comparing things with one another
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Similar wording
Taste and judgment are what separate good products from bad.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Brett Williams
Similar wording
Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary.
Last stated 29 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Good enough is okay for most people and there is a lot of it in the world, but some push it a little further.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Similar wording
Good and bad actions differ at most in degree, not in kind
Last stated c. 1878
Holds Friedrich Nietzsche
Similar wording
If the people a product is designed for cannot generally agree that the design is good, it is not good.
Last stated 16 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Similar wording
Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Anthony Sculimbrene
Similar wording
Because good art exists, good taste exists too: it is the ability to recognize good art.
Last stated 1 Dec 2006 · 20 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: creativity
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new.
Last stated 15 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
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 billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Emily Kramer
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson