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Read this korrent: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Negotiating hard costs a candidate nothing, because the person on the other side is spending a budget rather than their own money and will not hold it against them. — tap to centre the map on it
Negotiating hard costs a candidate nothing, because the person on the other side is spending a budget rather than their own money and will not hold it against them.
Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Recruiting should sell throughout the process rather than at the close. — tap to centre the map on it
Recruiting should sell throughout the process rather than at the close.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you are only asking for things you get, you are not asking for enough, and rejection should be courted deliberately. — tap to centre the map on it
If you are only asking for things you get, you are not asking for enough, and rejection should be courted deliberately.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. — tap to centre the map on it
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — no longer holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Requiring everyone at a company to reach for AI first is a fairness measure, because otherwise the people who already do will take all the best careers. — tap to centre the map on it
Requiring everyone at a company to reach for AI first is a fairness measure, because otherwise the people who already do will take all the best careers.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every recruiter should be a talent engineer who builds their own tools. — tap to centre the map on it
Every recruiter should be a talent engineer who builds their own tools.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product team should probably be honest about how firm a commitment each feature it ships is. — tap to centre the map on it
A product team should probably be honest about how firm a commitment each feature it ships is.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
CV
Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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
JC
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
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking 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 succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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 a single idea or test a single hypothesis.
Last stated 9 years ago
22 Feb 2018
BF
Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are
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A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Read this korrent →
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Negotiating hard costs a candidate nothing, because the person on the other side is spending a budget rather than their own money and will not hold it against them.
Last stated 23 Jan 2012 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Similar wording
Recruiting should sell throughout the process rather than at the close.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Similar wording
If you are only asking for things you get, you are not asking for enough, and rejection should be courted deliberately.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Similar wording
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
No longer holds Charity Majors
Similar wording
Requiring everyone at a company to reach for AI first is a fairness measure, because otherwise the people who already do will take all the best careers.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
Every recruiter should be a talent engineer who builds their own tools.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Similar wording
A product team should probably be honest about how firm a commitment each feature it ships is.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Claire Vo
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 that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: design
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Irving Finkel
Same subject: design
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis.
Last stated 22 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Bennett Foddy