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hiring Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: 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. 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. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works. — tap to centre the map on it By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
AC
Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Collective consumer purchasing choices can measurably influence a company's business metrics. — tap to centre the map on it Collective consumer purchasing choices can measurably influence a company's business metrics. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
DR
Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — 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 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. — tap to centre the map on it No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them. — tap to centre the map on it Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them. Last stated 10 years ago
21 Jul 2016
JW
Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating recruiting like a sales funnel has been somewhat detrimental to companies. — tap to centre the map on it Treating recruiting like a sales funnel has been somewhat detrimental to companies. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 a month 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 design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
ED
Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. — tap to centre the map on it Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell. — tap to centre the map on it Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell.
WJ
William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Vigorous writing is concise: a sentence should have no unnecessary words, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. — tap to centre the map on it Vigorous writing is concise: a sentence should have no unnecessary words, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
WJ
William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are
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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.
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By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works.
Holds
Collective consumer purchasing choices can measurably influence a company's business metrics.
Holds
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.
Holds
Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want.
Holds
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Holds
No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Holds
Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them.
Holds
Treating recruiting like a sales funnel has been somewhat detrimental to companies.
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds
A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode.
Holds
Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions.
Holds
Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell.
Last stated c. 1918–1920
Holds
Vigorous writing is concise: a sentence should have no unnecessary words, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
Last stated c. 1918–1920
Holds