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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 25 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under product management product management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A product's limitations are often deliberate choices rather than genuine engineering constraints. A product's limitations are oftendeliberate choices rather than genuineengineering constraints. Last stated 7 months ago 6 Apr 2026 JW Jessamyn West — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The biggest limitation is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest limitation isimagination and creativity, not thetechnology itself. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. — tap to centre the map on it A product can be technicallyimpressive yet fail because itlaunched before a real market for itexisted. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Five overlapping products that work in different ways are better than one over-constrained product, designed from a theory, that never got a chance to meet the market. — tap to centre the map on it Five overlapping products that workin different ways are better thanone over-constrained product,designed from a theory, that nevergot a chance to meet the market. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Constraints driving the design process is something to avoid, especially now. — tap to centre the map on it Constraints driving the designprocess is something to avoid,especially now. Last stated 6 months ago 12 May 2026 KB Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some physical technologies cannot be developed by iterating on a small prototype, because at small scale the thing you want does not make physical sense. — tap to centre the map on it Some physical technologies cannot bedeveloped by iterating on a smallprototype, because at small scalethe thing you want does not makephysical sense. Last stated 4 years ago 30 Jan 2023 ED Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI that makes people feel more connected and loved is a product design challenge, not a model capability challenge. — tap to centre the map on it AI that makes people feel moreconnected and loved is a productdesign challenge, not a modelcapability challenge. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software's constraints are soft where traditional engineering's are hard, and that is one of the few real differences between them. — tap to centre the map on it Software's constraints are softwhere traditional engineering's arehard, and that is one of the fewreal differences between them. Last stated 6 years ago 20 Jan 2021 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers have to deal with the realities of what the technology is now, because going too far ahead is like trying to put 11 players on the field. — tap to centre the map on it Designers have to deal with therealities of what the technology isnow, because going too far ahead islike trying to put 11 players on thefield. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre 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 candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it A fountain of creativity alonecannot build anything big, andmanagement alone does nothing new. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A product's limitations are often deliberate choices rather than genuine engineering constraints. Last stated 6 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Jessamyn West Read this korrent →