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Read this korrent: We are probably now in an era of personal software, where everyone builds what they need whenever they need it.
We are probably now in an era of personal software, where everyone builds what they need whenever they need it.
Last stated today
11 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not build enough personal software because setting up integrations is a pain. — tap to centre the map on it
People do not build enough personal software because setting up integrations is a pain.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
28 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should make software that exactly meets their own and their friends' needs. — tap to centre the map on it
People should make software that exactly meets their own and their friends' needs.
Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour. — tap to centre the map on it
The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour.
Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software written for three people, a family or one school, is now possible for everyone, and that will change the world in strange and terrifying as well as exciting ways. — tap to centre the map on it
Software written for three people, a family or one school, is now possible for everyone, and that will change the world in strange and terrifying as well as exciting ways.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. — tap to centre the map on it
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The design process for everyone is becoming way more contextual, whereas before everybody had to open the tool in the same way because of how the tool was built. — tap to centre the map on it
The design process for everyone is becoming way more contextual, whereas before everybody had to open the tool in the same way because of how the tool was built.
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: Everything people have ever wanted to do with software is now possible. — tap to centre the map on it
Everything people have ever wanted to do with software is now possible.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Non-technical people are already spinning up personal software, whatever tech people think. — tap to centre the map on it
Non-technical people are already spinning up personal software, whatever tech people think.
Last stated today
11 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-11 — 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 business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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We are probably now in an era of personal software, where everyone builds what they need whenever they need it.
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · today
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People do not build enough personal software because setting up integrations is a pain.
Last stated 28 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Kent C. Dodds
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People should make software that exactly meets their own and their friends' needs.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tara Seshan
Similar wording
The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour.
Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kelsey Hightower
Similar wording
Software written for three people, a family or one school, is now possible for everyone, and that will change the world in strange and terrifying as well as exciting ways.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Hillel Wayne
Similar wording
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Addy Osmani
Similar wording
The design process for everyone is becoming way more contextual, whereas before everybody had to open the tool in the same way because of how the tool was built.
Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Marvin Schwaibold
Similar wording
Everything people have ever wanted to do with software is now possible.
Last stated 19 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Non-technical people are already spinning up personal software, whatever tech people think.
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · today
Holds Pieter Levels
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 · 3 weeks 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 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban