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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 24 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: When a shortcut is available to everyone, the real competitive edge is knowing when not to use it.
When a shortcut is available to everyone, the real competitive edge is knowing when not to use it.
Last stated 5 months ago
1 Jun 2026
AH
Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anxiety about each AI release makes product teams' cognitive biases work overtime. — tap to centre the map on it
Anxiety about each AI release makes product teams' cognitive biases work overtime.
Last stated 7 months ago
16 Apr 2026
CI
Christine Itwaru — holds since 2026-04-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is difficult, and perhaps impossible, to shortcut understanding in an increasingly on-demand information landscape. — tap to centre the map on it
It is difficult, and perhaps impossible, to shortcut understanding in an increasingly on-demand information landscape.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
KA
Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying close attention to what competitors do makes you follow them, because you stop seeing any other way it could be done. — tap to centre the map on it
Paying close attention to what competitors do makes you follow them, because you stop seeing any other way it could be done.
Last stated 9 months ago
15 Feb 2026
JF
Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People reliably skip the practices known to prevent rare catastrophes, and then rationalise the shortcut as the reasonable thing to do. — tap to centre the map on it
People reliably skip the practices known to prevent rare catastrophes, and then rationalise the shortcut as the reasonable thing to do.
Last stated 11 years ago
29 Dec 2015
DL
Dan Luu — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The competitive threat to a small software company is a team of two or four working under the same constraints, never the behemoth. — tap to centre the map on it
The competitive threat to a small software company is a team of two or four working under the same constraints, never the behemoth.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competitive pressure among AI developers could cause loss of control even without anyone intending it — tap to centre the map on it
Competitive pressure among AI developers could cause loss of control even without anyone intending it
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jul 2026
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The HTML shortcut takes care of much of the custom tooling designers used to build. — tap to centre the map on it
The HTML shortcut takes care of much of the custom tooling designers used to build.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Aug 2026
KZ
Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given — tap to centre the map on it
A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given
SE
Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Sept 2026
BC
Bryan Cantrill — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed.
Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity.
Last stated 3 months ago
4 Aug 2026
NP
Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pseudonymous teenager from Poland out-designed a trillion-dollar company that has spent forty years and unlimited resources on the same problem. — tap to centre the map on it
A pseudonymous teenager from Poland out-designed a trillion-dollar company that has spent forty years and unlimited resources on the same problem.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action is subordinate for a scholar but essential; without it thought cannot ripen into truth — tap to centre the map on it
Action is subordinate for a scholar but essential; without it thought cannot ripen into truth
Last stated 189 years ago
31 Aug 1837
RE
Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big national problems lack grassroots effort, not good ideas — tap to centre the map on it
Big national problems lack grassroots effort, not good ideas
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
RP
Robert D. Putnam — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
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When a shortcut is available to everyone, the real competitive edge is knowing when not to use it.
Last stated 1 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Ann Handley
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Anxiety about each AI release makes product teams' cognitive biases work overtime.
Last stated 16 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Christine Itwaru
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Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting.
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
It is difficult, and perhaps impossible, to shortcut understanding in an increasingly on-demand information landscape.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kris Abdelmessih
Similar wording
Paying close attention to what competitors do makes you follow them, because you stop seeing any other way it could be done.
Last stated 15 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Fried
Similar wording
People reliably skip the practices known to prevent rare catastrophes, and then rationalise the shortcut as the reasonable thing to do.
Last stated 29 Dec 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Dan Luu
Similar wording
The competitive threat to a small software company is a team of two or four working under the same constraints, never the behemoth.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Competitive pressure among AI developers could cause loss of control even without anyone intending it
Last stated 16 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
The HTML shortcut takes care of much of the custom tooling designers used to build.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Kyle Zantos
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given
Last stated c. 56–62 CE
Holds Seneca
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Bryan Cantrill
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: creativity
AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed.
Last stated 22 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: creativity
As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity.
Last stated 4 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Nate Parrott
Same subject: creativity
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Last stated 13 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
A pseudonymous teenager from Poland out-designed a trillion-dollar company that has spent forty years and unlimited resources on the same problem.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
Action is subordinate for a scholar but essential; without it thought cannot ripen into truth
Last stated 31 Aug 1837 · 189 years ago
Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson
Same subject: agency
Big national problems lack grassroots effort, not good ideas
Last stated 1 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Robert D. Putnam