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AI and science 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: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today. — tap to centre the map on it Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today. Last stated a month ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He is an optimist about humanity's future because he would almost always rather have been born now than at any earlier time. — tap to centre the map on it He is an optimist about humanity's future because he would almost always rather have been born now than at any earlier time. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What is worth building is found by starting from a long-standing pain and asking which new technology has just made it solvable. — tap to centre the map on it What is worth building is found by starting from a long-standing pain and asking which new technology has just made it solvable. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should build by solving only the next problem in front of you; most people fail because they look too far ahead. — tap to centre the map on it You should build by solving only the next problem in front of you; most people fail because they look too far ahead. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no right hiring process, but there is a wrong one: not having something you do religiously as a company. — tap to centre the map on it There is no right hiring process, but there is a wrong one: not having something you do religiously as a company. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is never a right time to protect a company's mission: it is too early until it is suddenly too late, and success is what makes you a target. — tap to centre the map on it There is never a right time to protect a company's mission: it is too early until it is suddenly too late, and success is what makes you a target. 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: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — 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 a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. — tap to centre the map on it Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder. — tap to centre the map on it AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that. — tap to centre the map on it AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different. — tap to centre the map on it AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
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“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds BS Blake SchollRead this korrent →
Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Holds AS Aravind Srinivas
Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today.
Holds JD Jeff Dean
He is an optimist about humanity's future because he would almost always rather have been born now than at any earlier time.
Holds
What is worth building is found by starting from a long-standing pain and asking which new technology has just made it solvable.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
You should build by solving only the next problem in front of you; most people fail because they look too far ahead.
Holds
There is no right hiring process, but there is a wrong one: not having something you do religiously as a company.
Holds MH Max Hodak
There is never a right time to protect a company's mission: it is too early until it is suddenly too late, and success is what makes you a target.
Holds ER Eric Ries
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring.
Holds PM Patrick McKenzie
AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder.
Holds TT Terence Tao
AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different.
Holds MK Michael Kratsios