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17 connected korrents · 14 moments on record from 28 Oct 2011 to 3 Sept 2026.
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7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week. — tap to centre the map on it Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week. 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: You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning. — tap to centre the map on it You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns. — tap to centre the map on it Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Faced with a problem none of your techniques fit, try anything, the stupider the better, because the way it fails is the clue. — tap to centre the map on it Faced with a problem none of your techniques fit, try anything, the stupider the better, because the way it fails is the clue. 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: Learning is not training: a child learns by actively trying things and seeing what happens, not by being shown what to do. — tap to centre the map on it Learning is not training: a child learns by actively trying things and seeing what happens, not by being shown what to do. Last stated 11 months ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Purely digital progress runs out: to keep learning, the machines will have to run experiments and ask the universe questions. — tap to centre the map on it Purely digital progress runs out: to keep learning, the machines will have to run experiments and ask the universe questions. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What AI still cannot do in mathematics is build cumulatively on partial progress; it is trial, error and brute force rather than an idea improving through use. — tap to centre the map on it What AI still cannot do in mathematics is build cumulatively on partial progress; it is trial, error and brute force rather than an idea improving through use. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — 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 5 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. 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: 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
GS
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
PM
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
MK
Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
You only fail if you stop; iteration that keeps going is not failure, it is learning.
Holds TF Tony FadellRead this korrent →
Rate of iteration separates success from failure: a competitor learning one thing a month will never matter to a company learning one thing a week.
Holds MH Max Hodak
You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
Always be learning, because work that is not teaching you is probably not on a path that leads to superlinear returns.
Holds
Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Faced with a problem none of your techniques fit, try anything, the stupider the better, because the way it fails is the clue.
Holds TT Terence Tao
Learning is not training: a child learns by actively trying things and seeing what happens, not by being shown what to do.
Holds RS Richard Sutton
Purely digital progress runs out: to keep learning, the machines will have to run experiments and ask the universe questions.
Holds
What AI still cannot do in mathematics is build cumulatively on partial progress; it is trial, error and brute force rather than an idea improving through use.
Holds TT Terence Tao
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
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
Holds
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