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Read this korrent: A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage.
A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Within about a year everyone's job will change, though people will not lose their positions. — tap to centre the map on it
Within about a year everyone's job will change, though people will not lose their positions.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some companies will probably be left behind for not shifting, but there will be more room than ever for great design. — tap to centre the map on it
Some companies will probably be left behind for not shifting, but there will be more room than ever for great design.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well. — tap to centre the map on it
If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — 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, 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.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company.
Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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
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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
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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
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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
Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it
A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film.
Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it
A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
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A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Karri Saarinen
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Within about a year everyone's job will change, though people will not lose their positions.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Elena Verna
Similar wording
Some companies will probably be left behind for not shifting, but there will be more room than ever for great design.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
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If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well.
Last stated 5 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Similar wording
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.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Similar wording
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Similar wording
A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Thuan Pham
Similar wording
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
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
Same subject: taste
A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 5 days ago
Holds John Scalzi
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: taste
A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Rory Sutherland