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28 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Businesses that reach the right size often ruin what was great about them by pushing for more instead of being content there. — tap to centre the map on it Businesses that reach the right size often ruin what was great about them by pushing for more instead of being content there. Last stated 8 months ago
15 Feb 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Just because something can be built as a function does not mean it needs to be, and adding it brings a lot of product bloat and complexity. — tap to centre the map on it Just because something can be built as a function does not mean it needs to be, and adding it brings a lot of product bloat and complexity. Last stated 4 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. — tap to centre the map on it Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful. — tap to centre the map on it It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build. — tap to centre the map on it The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building the hardest feature in a product yields disproportionately greater returns than easier ones. — tap to centre the map on it Building the hardest feature in a product yields disproportionately greater returns than easier ones. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If talent is a founder's top priority, no effort, resourcing or time should stand in the way of it. — tap to centre the map on it If talent is a founder's top priority, no effort, resourcing or time should stand in the way of it. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Spending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company. — tap to centre the map on it Spending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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: As frontier AI model training costs balloon, funding is increasingly concentrated among big tech companies and nation-states rather than venture capital. — tap to centre the map on it As frontier AI model training costs balloon, funding is increasingly concentrated among big tech companies and nation-states rather than venture capital. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Feb 2024
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Elad Gil — holds since 2024-02-21 — tap for who they are
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There is nothing wrong with building something large, as long as that is genuinely what someone set out to do.
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Businesses that reach the right size often ruin what was great about them by pushing for more instead of being content there.
Holds
Just because something can be built as a function does not mean it needs to be, and adding it brings a lot of product bloat and complexity.
Holds
If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
Holds
You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Holds
Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all.
Holds
A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at.
Holds
It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful.
Holds
The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build.
Holds
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
Holds
Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare.
Holds
Building the hardest feature in a product yields disproportionately greater returns than easier ones.
Holds
If talent is a founder's top priority, no effort, resourcing or time should stand in the way of it.
Holds
Spending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company.
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
As frontier AI model training costs balloon, funding is increasingly concentrated among big tech companies and nation-states rather than venture capital.
Holds