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Read this korrent: A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained. — tap to centre the map on it
Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. — tap to centre the map on it
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is unfair to ask a Google Slides company to move entirely to a new product, so you kind of need to support both. — tap to centre the map on it
It is unfair to ask a Google Slides company to move entirely to a new product, so you kind of need to support both.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
NF
Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work. — tap to centre the map on it
Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — no longer holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all.
Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
JR
José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every question about stalled growth reduces to whether the customer is actually getting the value you promised. — tap to centre the map on it
Every question about stalled growth reduces to whether the customer is actually getting the value you promised.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being the host for one model company, with one massive customer, is not a business. — tap to centre the map on it
Being the host for one model company, with one massive customer, is not a business.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
SN
Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — 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 4 weeks 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 a month 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: 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 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 product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Addy Osmani
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Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Similar wording
It is unfair to ask a Google Slides company to move entirely to a new product, so you kind of need to support both.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Nev Flynn
Similar wording
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Last stated 18 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Sam Altman
Similar wording
Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.
Last stated 12 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
No longer holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all.
Last stated 20 Jan 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds José Luis Ricón
Similar wording
Every question about stalled growth reduces to whether the customer is actually getting the value you promised.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Similar wording
Being the host for one model company, with one massive customer, is not a business.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
Same subject: design
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 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
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 9 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
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 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
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 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets
Same subject: taste
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: taste
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: taste
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Nat Eliason