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27 May 2025
CI
Christine Itwaru — holds since 2025-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roadmaps are not going away; the issue is not whether they exist. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmaps are not going away; the issue is not whether they exist. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
MC
Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard. — tap to centre the map on it Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
DS
Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's point of view on the future is not the same thing as its product vision. — tap to centre the map on it A company's point of view on the future is not the same thing as its product vision. Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
AD
April Dunford — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A roadmap of someone's feature ideas with dates attached wastes most of a team's time. — tap to centre the map on it A roadmap of someone's feature ideas with dates attached wastes most of a team's time. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
MC
Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roadmaps are probably over, because they have become dangerous. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmaps are probably over, because they have become dangerous. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
CV
Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap delivery turned the roadmap-of-features model into a feature factory that produces bad products faster. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap delivery turned the roadmap-of-features model into a feature factory that produces bad products faster. Last stated 7 months ago
16 Apr 2026
MC
Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-04-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — 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
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — 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
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A roadmap is not a plan but a communication vehicle.
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Roadmaps are not going away; the issue is not whether they exist.
Holds
Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping.
Holds
Executing a roadmap and staying at the AI frontier are opposed ways of working, so asking the same people to do both is very hard.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company's point of view on the future is not the same thing as its product vision.
Holds
A roadmap of someone's feature ideas with dates attached wastes most of a team's time.
Holds
Roadmaps are probably over, because they have become dangerous.
Holds
Cheap delivery turned the roadmap-of-features model into a feature factory that produces bad products faster.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
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 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
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 hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
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