Korva rescues the ideas worth keeping from podcasts. Each one becomes a Card.

Jeff Becker

78 Cards across 7 Sources·Added to Korva by @bentorren

The Attention Problem21 Cards

AI assistance raised accuracy 25 percentage points when correct, then cut it 15 points when wrong.

@bentorren added

Artemis II carried four astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit, the first humans to do so in fifty-three years.

@bentorren added

Screening for Maniacs12 Cards

An intensive real-world collaboration tests founder fit and produces working output faster than weeks of interviews.

@bentorren added

Brian Armstrong’s principle is a sharp diligence tool: action generates information faster than extended theoretical evaluation.

@bentorren added

Venture Psychology10 Cards

The ultimate founder test is brutal: will you abandon your beloved “baby” to preserve the larger mission?

@bentorren added

Mercor’s 9-9-6 culture needed guardrails for rest because the team wanted to keep working.

@bentorren added

Screening for Maniacs II: The 4-Part Founder Filter10 Cards

Ask why the twentieth employee would join. The answer tests whether the founder can transmit belief, not perform leadership.

@bentorren added

Ask, “What would your mom or family say about you?” Their answer exposes identity, agency, hardship, and motivation.

@bentorren added

The Discipline Premium9 Cards

The 95th-percentile seed valuation reached $200 million in 2026, up 177% year over year, while median valuation barely moved.

@bentorren added

The secondary market grew from $250 million to $150 billion in roughly 25 years, creating liquidity for founders and early holders.

@bentorren added

Unapologetic9 Cards

Venture offers roughly a 2.6% chance of picking a unicorn, with 10,000-to-1 upside versus roulette’s 35-to-1.

@bentorren added

Early-stage VC hit rates suffer when average investors recognize patterns in average people.

@bentorren added

Tall Poppy7 Cards

In some countries, tall poppy syndrome enforces averageness by punishing people who claim they can be exceptional.

@bentorren added

For the 99.3% of companies that do not become unicorns, low standards across nearly every dimension are the drag.

@bentorren added

Find more worth keeping.

Add a podcast before you press play. Korva turns it into Cards with the ideas worth keeping.