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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under team size team size Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A permanently painful on-call rotation is a five-alarm emergency, not a normal cost of owning code in production. A permanently painful on-call rotation isa five-alarm emergency, not a normal costof owning code in production. Last stated 4 years ago 30 Jun 2022 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy on-call rotation needs atleast six engineers for every alertto get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 4 days ago 3 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sustainable on-call rotation needs seven or eight engineers. — tap to centre the map on it A sustainable on-call rotation needsseven or eight engineers. Last stated 4 years ago 30 Jun 2022 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — tap for who they are WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: On-call is part of an engineer’s job rather than something to be paid extra for, except where paying for it is the only way to make management fund the reliability work. — tap to centre the map on it On-call is part of an engineer’s jobrather than something to be paidextra for, except where paying forit is the only way to makemanagement fund the reliabilitywork. Last stated 4 years ago 30 Jun 2022 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being woken up two or three times a year on call is reasonable, and more than that is a management failure rather than an engineering one. — tap to centre the map on it Being woken up two or three times ayear on call is reasonable, and morethan that is a management failurerather than an engineering one. Last stated 4 years ago 30 Jun 2022 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2022-06-30 — 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 isnot a team: it behaves like a set ofindividuals, and a single departureknocks 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 small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: itis the only size at which everyoneis in the room for every decision,including the ones outside theirdiscipline. Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 anopen-source generalist policy andfine-tune it on day one, rather thanscale up its own specialist modelsfirst. Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Aug 2026 CF Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enougheventually has no need forinvestors. Last stated 6 days ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common finalownership stake for the founder of aVC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it AI factories and foundries are toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — 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 awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA 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 thedecision that makes sense to them,however much momentum thealternative has. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH 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 thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A permanently painful on-call rotation is a five-alarm emergency, not a normal cost of owning code in production. Last stated 30 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Charity Majors Read this korrent →