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Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under hiring hiring Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. A business is more likely to fail fromtaking on too much complexity than fromlacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business that cannot measure and manage itself as well as its competitors do is in serious danger. — tap to centre the map on it A business that cannot measure andmanage itself as well as itscompetitors do is in serious danger. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hiring a head of growth to reverse a declining business is destined to fail, because the cause of the decline is deeper than the missing team. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring a head of growth to reverse adeclining business is destined tofail, because the cause of thedecline is deeper than the missingteam. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: In iterative problem-solving, each failure has value because it rules out one way that doesn't work. — tap to centre the map on it In iterative problem-solving, eachfailure has value because it rulesout one way that doesn't work. Last stated 8 months ago 6 Feb 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it New ideas usually fail outright orrequire drastic changes before theycan succeed. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Aug 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Increasing regulatory burden on businesses leads to decreased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Increasing regulatory burden onbusinesses leads to decreased wealthfor everyone. Last stated 6 days ago 26 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. — tap to centre the map on it Scarcity and difficulty ofproduction, not just usefulness, arewhat let a seller charge more. Last stated 3 months ago 11 Jul 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A great idea and good execution are not enough for a business to succeed; timing also has to be right. — tap to centre the map on it A great idea and good execution arenot enough for a business tosucceed; timing also has to beright. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express asingle idea or test a singlehypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. — tap to centre the map on it A small performance gain is notworth the complexity added toachieve it, since complexity's costscompound rather than add. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Dec 2023 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding rules and complexity to a system drains it of humanity and fun. — tap to centre the map on it Adding rules and complexity to asystem drains it of humanity andfun. Last stated 4 years ago 6 Jun 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-06-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism,design is about to swing back tosomething far more expressive. Last stated 12 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is complex or clever canpass its tests while still being badcode. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smaller, more atomic pull requests make code review easier. — tap to centre the map on it Smaller, more atomic pull requestsmake code review easier. Last stated 5 years ago 10 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The goal of testing should be tests that are easy to understand and maintain, not high coverage of everything. — tap to centre the map on it The goal of testing should be teststhat are easy to understand andmaintain, not high coverage ofeverything. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-24 — tap for who they are
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