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government 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 is the wrong money for an open source business, because its constraints make it hard to stay true to the mission. 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: 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… Last stated 3 weeks 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… 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… 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: 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… 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 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… Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away. — tap to centre the map on it No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on… Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — 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 too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds… Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating brain-computer interfaces as one investment category is like having a single "drug bet" -- the field is as varied as pharma. — tap to centre the map on it Treating brain-computer interfaces as one investment category is like having a single "drug bet" -- the field… Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be… Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the… Last stated 8 years ago
22 Aug 2018
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single… Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision… Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both… Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently… Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better… Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Venture capital is the wrong money for an open source business, because its constraints make it hard to stay true to the mission.
Holds DD Drew DeVaultRead this korrent →
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 IT Isaiah Taylor
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 JH Jensen Huang
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 ER Eric Ries
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 money ruins software: raise a fortune, hire hundreds, and crap comes out, because the funnel that forces hard choices is gone.
Holds
No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
Treating brain-computer interfaces as one investment category is like having a single "drug bet" -- the field is as varied as pharma.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds WL Will Larson
A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention.
Holds
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds