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2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. — tap to centre the map on it AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political. — tap to centre the map on it Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political. Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first. — tap to centre the map on it A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource. — tap to centre the map on it A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A freemium product's free tier should sample everything the paid product can do, because a limited free experience teaches users the product is limited. — tap to centre the map on it A freemium product's free tier should sample everything the paid product can do, because a limited free experience teaches users the product is limited. Last stated 11 months ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Headcount does not translate into product quality, and often the opposite: too many people spend their time coordinating, and the idle ones demotivate the rest. — tap to centre the map on it Headcount does not translate into product quality, and often the opposite: too many people spend their time coordinating, and the idle ones demotivate the rest. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. Last stated 8 years ago
22 Aug 2018
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a company wants a maintainer to work to its standards, it has to start paying them under a different licence first. — tap to centre the map on it If a company wants a maintainer to work to its standards, it has to start paying them under a different licence first. Last stated 4 years ago
31 Dec 2022
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel. — tap to centre the map on it A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. — tap to centre the map on it Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for. — tap to centre the map on it Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for. Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own. Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds TV Tom VerrilliRead this korrent →
AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political.
Holds WL Will Larson
A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource.
Holds FV Filippo ValsordaNA Nadia Asparouhova
A freemium product's free tier should sample everything the paid product can do, because a limited free experience teaches users the product is limited.
Holds AC Albert Cheng
Headcount does not translate into product quality, and often the opposite: too many people spend their time coordinating, and the idle ones demotivate the rest.
Holds
A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
If a company wants a maintainer to work to its standards, it has to start paying them under a different licence first.
Holds TD Thomas Depierre
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu.
Holds
Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for.
Holds
Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own.
Holds