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Read this korrent: You probably cannot create wealth through work for a wage, because your inputs are tied too closely to your outputs.
You probably cannot create wealth through work for a wage, because your inputs are tied too closely to your outputs.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense. — tap to centre the map on it
Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense.
Last stated 3 years ago
by 10 May 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building substantial wealth requires owning equity in a business rather than merely earning income from one. — tap to centre the map on it
Building substantial wealth requires owning equity in a business rather than merely earning income from one.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke. — tap to centre the map on it
Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke.
Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can often create value for others without sacrifice, by deciding more wisely how to spend your time and what to do at work — tap to centre the map on it
You can often create value for others without sacrifice, by deciding more wisely how to spend your time and what to do at work
Last stated 6 years ago
31 Oct 2020
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Max Bazerman — holds since 2020-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wealth can lead to isolation if not managed carefully — tap to centre the map on it
Wealth can lead to isolation if not managed carefully
Last stated 2 weeks ago
28 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning — tap to centre the map on it
Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning
Last stated 18 years ago
15 Jun 2008
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Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2008-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. — tap to centre the map on it
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
MF
Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it
A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it
A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
FH
Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it
Computers should allow users to install any software
Last stated 3 years ago
26 Jan 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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You probably cannot create wealth through work for a wage, because your inputs are tied too closely to your outputs.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
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Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense.
Last stated by 10 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi
Similar wording
Building substantial wealth requires owning equity in a business rather than merely earning income from one.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Similar wording
Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Nick Maggiulli
Similar wording
Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke.
Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kelsey Hightower
Similar wording
You can often create value for others without sacrifice, by deciding more wisely how to spend your time and what to do at work
Last stated 31 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman
Similar wording
Wealth can lead to isolation if not managed carefully
Last stated 28 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning
Last stated 15 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Oprah Winfrey
Similar wording
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: capitalism
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
Same subject: capitalism
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: capitalism
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Same subject: libertarianism
A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: libertarianism
A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
Last stated c. 1944
Holds Friedrich Hayek
Same subject: libertarianism
Computers should allow users to install any software
Last stated 26 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson