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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 21 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under management
management
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agency
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hiring
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product management
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team size
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3 Jan 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Managing agents is the same job as managing people: fix the outcome, work out what your resources are good at, and design the process. — tap to centre the map on it Managing agents is the same job as managing people: fix the outcome, work out what your resources are good at, and design the process. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Putting a product manager on a team invites everyone else to delegate the product thinking away, which is why she does not hire them. — tap to centre the map on it Putting a product manager on a team invites everyone else to delegate the product thinking away, which is why she does not hire them. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product manager's job is the same as it always was: finding product-market fit and building products people love. — tap to centre the map on it A product manager's job is the same as it always was: finding product-market fit and building products people love. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
TY
Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product managers should be assigned to problems, not attached to engineering teams. — tap to centre the map on it Product managers should be assigned to problems, not attached to engineering teams. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An overwhelmed team is partly the manager’s fault, because pushing back on the team’s work commitments is the manager’s job. — tap to centre the map on it An overwhelmed team is partly the manager’s fault, because pushing back on the team’s work commitments is the manager’s job. Last stated 9 years ago
6 Sept 2017
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2017-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing. — tap to centre the map on it In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider. — tap to centre the map on it Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Oct 2021
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Switching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path. — tap to centre the map on it Switching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort Last stated 2 years ago
19 Mar 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve — tap to centre the map on it A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve Last stated 11 years ago
22 Sept 2015
CD
Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — tap for who they are
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A manager's role is to enable others to solve problems, not to solve problems directly.
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Managing agents is the same job as managing people: fix the outcome, work out what your resources are good at, and design the process.
Holds
Putting a product manager on a team invites everyone else to delegate the product thinking away, which is why she does not hire them.
Holds
A product manager's job is the same as it always was: finding product-market fit and building products people love.
Holds
Product managers should be assigned to problems, not attached to engineering teams.
Holds
An overwhelmed team is partly the manager’s fault, because pushing back on the team’s work commitments is the manager’s job.
Holds
In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing.
Holds
Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider.
Holds
Switching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Holds
A company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds
A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve
Holds