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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 14 Jul 2018 to 10 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about team size .
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8 Sept 2026
RU
Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 departure knocks it back into maintenance. 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 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, including the ones outside their discipline. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first. — tap to centre the map on it A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one. — tap to centre the map on it AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's most interesting effect on organisations is probably not replacing jobs but separating impact from headcount. — tap to centre the map on it AI's most interesting effect on organisations is probably not replacing jobs but separating impact from headcount. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's productivity gains at Figma have been mild to moderate, and none of them have reduced the number of engineers the company wants to hire. — tap to centre the map on it AI's productivity gains at Figma have been mild to moderate, and none of them have reduced the number of engineers the company wants to hire. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automating a profession's work grows its headcount rather than shrinking it, because the backlog of demand was always the binding constraint. — tap to centre the map on it Automating a profession's work grows its headcount rather than shrinking it, because the backlog of demand was always the binding constraint. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Headcount does not translate into product quality, and often the opposite: too many people spend their time coordinating, and the idle ones demotivate the rest. — tap to centre the map on it Headcount does not translate into product quality, and often the opposite: too many people spend their time coordinating, and the idle ones demotivate the rest. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
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What defines a startup is not headcount or funding round but a chaotic, disorganized scramble energy.
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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
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
A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first.
Holds
AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one.
Holds
AI's most interesting effect on organisations is probably not replacing jobs but separating impact from headcount.
Holds
AI's productivity gains at Figma have been mild to moderate, and none of them have reduced the number of engineers the company wants to hire.
Holds
Automating a profession's work grows its headcount rather than shrinking it, because the backlog of demand was always the binding constraint.
Holds
Headcount does not translate into product quality, and often the opposite: too many people spend their time coordinating, and the idle ones demotivate the rest.
Holds
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Holds
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Holds