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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 3 Nov 2026.
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Read this korrent: Users who innovate can get exactly what they want instead of relying on manufacturers as imperfect agents.
Users who innovate can get exactly what they want instead of relying on manufacturers as imperfect agents.
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Eric von Hippel — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Users generally have a more accurate and detailed model of their needs than manufacturers have. — tap to centre the map on it
Users generally have a more accurate and detailed model of their needs than manufacturers have.
EH
Eric von Hippel — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is very difficult to innovate in design with AI, because agents can only do what they have learned and innovation happens in what has never happened before. — tap to centre the map on it
It is very difficult to innovate in design with AI, because agents can only do what they have learned and innovation happens in what has never happened before.
Last stated 4 days ago
3 Nov 2026
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Derek Briggs — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. — tap to centre the map on it
Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents may create an innovator's dilemma for low-margin consumer services whose profits come from in-product ads. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents may create an innovator's dilemma for low-margin consumer services whose profits come from in-product ads.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Sept 2026
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Mike Vernal — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instead of chasing a technology, be crystal clear about the product you want and organize everyone to invent what it needs. — tap to centre the map on it
Instead of chasing a technology, be crystal clear about the product you want and organize everyone to invent what it needs.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember. — tap to centre the map on it
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new kind of product only works if the demand for it already exists in the world. — tap to centre the map on it
A new kind of product only works if the demand for it already exists in the world.
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
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Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least. — tap to centre the map on it
Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
"AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Oct 2026
AT
Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — 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 2 months ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
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 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself
Last stated 2 years ago
10 Sept 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it
Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary
WM
William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it
Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision.
Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
MC
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — 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 fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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Users who innovate can get exactly what they want instead of relying on manufacturers as imperfect agents.
Last stated c. 2005
Holds Eric von Hippel
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Users generally have a more accurate and detailed model of their needs than manufacturers have.
Last stated c. 2005
Holds Eric von Hippel
Similar wording
It is very difficult to innovate in design with AI, because agents can only do what they have learned and innovation happens in what has never happened before.
Last stated 3 Nov 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Derek Briggs
Similar wording
Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Mike Krieger
Similar wording
AI agents may create an innovator's dilemma for low-margin consumer services whose profits come from in-product ads.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Mike Vernal
Similar wording
Instead of chasing a technology, be crystal clear about the product you want and organize everyone to invent what it needs.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Similar wording
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Similar wording
A new kind of product only works if the demand for it already exists in the world.
Last stated 25 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Similar wording
Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: agency
"AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions.
Last stated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Adrian Tchaikovsky
Same subject: agency
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 21 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: creativity
AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself
Last stated 10 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: creativity
Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary
Last stated c. 1883–1888
Holds William Morris
Same subject: creativity
Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Evil Rabbit
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: ambition
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz