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15 connected korrents · 15 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.
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31 Jul 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted. — tap to centre the map on it Being in the top 5% at five things beats being the best at one: the top 0.1% costs a hundred times more and demands an obsession he never wanted. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After exploring a range of options, reaching a world-class level of execution means going deep on one that works. — tap to centre the map on it After exploring a range of options, reaching a world-class level of execution means going deep on one that works. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true. — tap to centre the map on it Be the best in the world at what you do, and keep redefining what you do until that is true. Last stated a year ago
6 Aug 2025
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose. — tap to centre the map on it Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody can get on top of everything, because you are part of the everything you are trying to get on top of. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody can get on top of everything, because you are part of the everything you are trying to get on top of. Last stated 5 years ago
by 15 Aug 2021
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Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The better you get at a craft, the humbler it makes you. — tap to centre the map on it The better you get at a craft, the humbler it makes you. Last stated 8 years ago
4 May 2018
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2018-05-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 6 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated 3 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 15 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. 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: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are