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← There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 25 Jan 2022 to 11 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about ideas vs execution .
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25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator. — tap to centre the map on it AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — 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: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas are infinite and worthless; vision is the ability to shepherd one into existence, and Titan had an idea with no path to reality. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas are infinite and worthless; vision is the ability to shepherd one into existence, and Titan had an idea with no path to reality. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas matter little compared to the agency of the people executing them. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas matter little compared to the agency of the people executing them. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones. — tap to centre the map on it The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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, 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. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it. 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: A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. — tap to centre the map on it A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. — tap to centre the map on it A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. — tap to centre the map on it Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
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There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
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AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator.
Holds
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Holds
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.
Holds
Ideas are infinite and worthless; vision is the ability to shepherd one into existence, and Titan had an idea with no path to reality.
Holds
Ideas matter little compared to the agency of the people executing them.
Holds
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Holds
Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium.
Holds
The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
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.
Holds
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds
An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it.
Holds
A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are.
Holds
A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed.
Holds
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Holds