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31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What matters is not how the writer felt while writing it but how the reader will feel while reading it. — tap to centre the map on it What matters is not how the writer felt while writing it but how the reader will feel while reading it. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author. — tap to centre the map on it No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Now that anyone can generate a body of text, the only thing that justifies asking for a reader's time is whether the idea itself is worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Now that anyone can generate a body of text, the only thing that justifies asking for a reader's time is whether the idea itself is worth reading. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is. — tap to centre the map on it The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing gets better when it is handled physically, like a collage of scraps pushed around, rather than composed. — tap to centre the map on it Writing gets better when it is handled physically, like a collage of scraps pushed around, rather than composed. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. — tap to centre the map on it Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Sept 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-09-16 — 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: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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 a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. 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: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — 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 behind them. 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
At the centre
Writing that deserves a reader's attention is always the product of effort by the person who wrote it.
Holds TC Ted ChiangRead this korrent →
What matters is not how the writer felt while writing it but how the reader will feel while reading it.
Holds GS George Saunders
No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author.
Holds
A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch.
Holds ML Michael Lewis
Now that anyone can generate a body of text, the only thing that justifies asking for a reader's time is whether the idea itself is worth reading.
Holds AO Addy Osmani
The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is.
Holds ML Michael Lewis
Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
Writing gets better when it is handled physically, like a collage of scraps pushed around, rather than composed.
Holds AK Austin Kleon
Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
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
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Holds EM Ethan Mollick
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
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 founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan