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Read this korrent: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
TK
Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones. — tap to centre the map on it
The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution. — tap to centre the map on it
There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution. — tap to centre the map on it
A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — 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 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should fight for what they think is right rather than trust anyone else, because trusting others will most likely dilute the idea and make it worse. — tap to centre the map on it
Designers should fight for what they think is right rather than trust anyone else, because trusting others will most likely dilute the idea and make it worse.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
JP
Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious. — tap to centre the map on it
For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
BL
Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it
Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization
Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
MB
Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Travis Kalanick
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The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Similar wording
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Last stated 13 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Similar wording
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Similar wording
There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Similar wording
A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
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 · 7 months ago
Holds Thuan Pham
Similar wording
Designers should fight for what they think is right rather than trust anyone else, because trusting others will most likely dilute the idea and make it worse.
Last stated 12 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Josh Puckett
Similar wording
For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Same subject: management
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: management
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Camille Fournier
Same subject: team size
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 25 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: team size
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: team size
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Last stated 14 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
Same subject: hiring
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin
Same subject: hiring
Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization
Last stated 12 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman