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investing Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Venture capital culture and evangelical church-planting culture don't just resemble each other, they actively borrow from and influence each other. Venture capital culture and evangelical church-planting culture don't just resemble each other, they actively borrow from and influence each other. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nvidia's real miss was not seeing that a frontier lab could never be funded by venture capital, so its compute suppliers had to become its investors. — tap to centre the map on it Nvidia's real miss was not seeing that a frontier lab could never be funded by venture capital, so its compute suppliers had to become its investors. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why. — tap to centre the map on it Only a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking venture capital funding pushes a company toward extreme binary outcomes and pressures it to extract more value from customers. — tap to centre the map on it Taking venture capital funding pushes a company toward extreme binary outcomes and pressures it to extract more value from customers. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Apr 2022
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Tom Preston-Werner — holds since 2022-04-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to stay small is never to take other people's money: the moment you do, they want the largest return, and the enterprise playbook follows. — tap to centre the map on it The way to stay small is never to take other people's money: the moment you do, they want the largest return, and the enterprise playbook follows. 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: Venture capital bends toward the young, because the work is a hustle and later-life obligations cap how many hours anyone can give it. — tap to centre the map on it Venture capital bends toward the young, because the work is a hustle and later-life obligations cap how many hours anyone can give it. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Venture capital is the wrong money for an open source business, because its constraints make it hard to stay true to the mission. — tap to centre the map on it Venture capital is the wrong money for an open source business, because its constraints make it hard to stay true to the mission. Last stated 6 years ago
20 Nov 2020
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2020-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Venture money ruins software: raise a fortune, hire hundreds, and crap comes out, because the funnel that forces hard choices is gone. — tap to centre the map on it Venture money ruins software: raise a fortune, hire hundreds, and crap comes out, because the funnel that forces hard choices is gone. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
DD
Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more. — tap to centre the map on it Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. — tap to centre the map on it A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
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Venture capital culture and evangelical church-planting culture don't just resemble each other, they actively borrow from and influence each other.
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Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that.
Holds
Nvidia's real miss was not seeing that a frontier lab could never be funded by venture capital, so its compute suppliers had to become its investors.
Holds
Only a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why.
Holds
Taking venture capital funding pushes a company toward extreme binary outcomes and pressures it to extract more value from customers.
Holds
The way to stay small is never to take other people's money: the moment you do, they want the largest return, and the enterprise playbook follows.
Holds
Venture capital bends toward the young, because the work is a hustle and later-life obligations cap how many hours anyone can give it.
Holds
Venture capital is the wrong money for an open source business, because its constraints make it hard to stay true to the mission.
Holds
Venture money ruins software: raise a fortune, hire hundreds, and crap comes out, because the funnel that forces hard choices is gone.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds
"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Holds
AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles.
Holds
Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Holds