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venture capital Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A stated value means nothing without an apparatus that enforces it, and a company without one is lying to you however good its intentions. A stated value means nothing without an apparatus that enforces it, and a company without one is lying to you however good its intentions. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice. — tap to centre the map on it A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it. — tap to centre the map on it If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it. 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 team should probably be honest about how firm a commitment each feature it ships is. — tap to centre the map on it A product team should probably be honest about how firm a commitment each feature it ships is. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
CV
Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a company wants a maintainer to work to its standards, it has to start paying them under a different licence first. — tap to centre the map on it If a company wants a maintainer to work to its standards, it has to start paying them under a different licence first. Last stated 4 years ago
31 Dec 2022
TD
Thomas Depierre — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not assume how good a model will or will not be at the thing you want it to do. — tap to centre the map on it Do not assume how good a model will or will not be at the thing you want it to do. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
KZ
Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good design is honest: it does not make a product seem more innovative, powerful or valuable than it is, and does not manipulate with promises that cannot be kept. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is honest: it does not make a product seem more innovative, powerful or valuable than it is, and does not manipulate with promises that cannot be kept. Last stated 14 years ago
by 3 Aug 2012
DR
Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor whose only act has ever been allocating money is one to be skeptical of; the ones worth talking to have built something. — tap to centre the map on it An investor whose only act has ever been allocating money is one to be skeptical of; the ones worth talking to have built something. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every founder on standard documents has already signed a charter obliging them to sell their company to the buyer they would least want to have it. — tap to centre the map on it Every founder on standard documents has already signed a charter obliging them to sell their company to the buyer they would least want to have it. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
ER
Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — 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 3 weeks 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
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
At the centre
A stated value means nothing without an apparatus that enforces it, and a company without one is lying to you however good its intentions.
Holds Read this korrent →
A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice.
Holds
If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it.
Holds
A product team should probably be honest about how firm a commitment each feature it ships is.
Holds
If a company wants a maintainer to work to its standards, it has to start paying them under a different licence first.
Holds
Do not assume how good a model will or will not be at the thing you want it to do.
Holds
Good design is honest: it does not make a product seem more innovative, powerful or valuable than it is, and does not manipulate with promises that cannot be kept.
Holds
An investor whose only act has ever been allocating money is one to be skeptical of; the ones worth talking to have built something.
Holds
Every founder on standard documents has already signed a charter obliging them to sell their company to the buyer they would least want to have it.
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Holds
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
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
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