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Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is never a right time to protect a company's mission: it is too early until it is suddenly too late, and success is what makes you a target. There is never a right time to protect acompany's mission: it is too early untilit is suddenly too late, and success iswhat makes you a target. Last stated 5 months ago 10 May 2026 ER Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A great idea and good execution are not enough for a business to succeed; timing also has to be right. — tap to centre the map on it A great idea and good execution arenot enough for a business tosucceed; timing also has to beright. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: By the time an opportunity is widely known and talked about, it's too late to capitalize on it. — tap to centre the map on it By the time an opportunity is widelyknown and talked about, it's toolate to capitalize on it. Last stated 9 months ago 13 Jan 2026 TY Tynan — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people never sit down to decide what success or "enough" would look like for them, and so end up chasing growth indiscriminately. — tap to centre the map on it Most people never sit down to decidewhat success or "enough" would looklike for them, and so end up chasinggrowth indiscriminately. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even a long-horizon deep tech company should chase revenue sooner than it thinks, so that it is valued on its roadmap rather than on its probability of dying. — tap to centre the map on it Even a long-horizon deep techcompany should chase revenue soonerthan it thinks, so that it is valuedon its roadmap rather than on itsprobability of dying. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: It has probably never been a more important time to be a product manager, and great decision-making has probably never mattered more. — tap to centre the map on it It has probably never been a moreimportant time to be a productmanager, and great decision-makinghas probably never mattered more. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The number one job of a CEO is to be right — being in the right body of water matters more than having the right boat. — tap to centre the map on it The number one job of a CEO is to beright — being in the right body ofwater matters more than having theright boat. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Before you raise money, ask what happens if you succeed - whether you will still want this company in ten or thirty years. — tap to centre the map on it Before you raise money, ask whathappens if you succeed - whether youwill still want this company in tenor thirty years. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — 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 thevaluation if it buys all of thecontrol, because the right to bewrong in your own way is whatfounding was for. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP 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 toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it Being formidable means getting whatyou want in any situation, and thatis exactly why investors want it: aformidable founder's interests andtheirs are the same. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 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 codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it A codec does not really exist untileveryone can decode it. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 JK Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is never a right time to protect a company's mission: it is too early until it is suddenly too late, and success is what makes you a target. Last stated 10 May 2026 · 5 months ago Holds Eric Ries Read this korrent →