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← The world needs more tech companies that aren't solely focused on unicorn stardom
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 15 Jul 2013 to 18 Sept 2026.
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innovation 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 world needs more tech companies that aren't solely focused on unicorn stardom The world needs more tech companies that aren't solely focused on unicorn stardom Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech companies need younger leaders to stay innovative — tap to centre the map on it Tech companies need younger leaders to stay innovative Last stated 2 years ago
19 Mar 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The tech industry's economic and intellectual energy is directed away from human flourishing rather than toward it — tap to centre the map on it The tech industry's economic and intellectual energy is directed away from human flourishing rather than toward it Last stated 6 years ago
29 Sept 2020
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2020-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones. — tap to centre the map on it We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind. — tap to centre the map on it Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is mostly dead; new Silicon Valley startups are building harness or hardware instead. — tap to centre the map on it Software is mostly dead; new Silicon Valley startups are building harness or hardware instead. Last stated 3 weeks ago
13 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The big companies are already dead and simply do not know it yet; every innovation from here comes from the fringes. — tap to centre the map on it The big companies are already dead and simply do not know it yet; every innovation from here comes from the fringes. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple is arrogant — tap to centre the map on it Apple is arrogant Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Few tech companies put as much thought and effort into internal decor and vibes as Google does. — tap to centre the map on it Few tech companies put as much thought and effort into internal decor and vibes as Google does. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. — tap to centre the map on it Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. Last stated 8 years ago
16 Sept 2018
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Linus Torvalds — holds since 2013-07-15 — tap for who they are
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Linus Torvalds — no longer holds since 2018-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of. — tap to centre the map on it Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of. Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every piece of software is at major risk, but Linux has the collective investment of everyone on the planet throwing tokens at it. — tap to centre the map on it Every piece of software is at major risk, but Linux has the collective investment of everyone on the planet throwing tokens at it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. — tap to centre the map on it A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did. — tap to centre the map on it A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — 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 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. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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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 safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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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 grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Jul 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-07-28 — tap for who they are