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8 Aug 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A task with no fixed deadline tends to never get done at all. — tap to centre the map on it A task with no fixed deadline tends to never get done at all. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: High consequences cannot be what makes work engineering, because most traditional engineering is low-stakes too. — tap to centre the map on it High consequences cannot be what makes work engineering, because most traditional engineering is low-stakes too. Last stated 6 years ago
18 Jan 2021
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2021-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If engineers do not hold themselves to a high standard and build efficiently, somebody else will come along and impose it on them. — tap to centre the map on it If engineers do not hold themselves to a high standard and build efficiently, somebody else will come along and impose it on them. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big projects are not done with big efforts but with slow, steady, incremental work. — tap to centre the map on it Big projects are not done with big efforts but with slow, steady, incremental work. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Sept 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has shown that the bottleneck was never engineers but the quality of thinking about what to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI has shown that the bottleneck was never engineers but the quality of thinking about what to build. Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
CI
Christine Itwaru — holds since 2026-06-11 — 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
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. Last stated a year ago
27 Oct 2025
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Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. — tap to centre the map on it A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. Last stated 8 years ago
11 May 2018
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Matt Mochary — holds since 2018-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. — tap to centre the map on it A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology will produce useless products Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. — tap to centre the map on it A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. Last stated 7 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. — tap to centre the map on it A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. Last stated 6 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
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A task placed on an engineering backlog is effectively never going to get done.
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A task with no fixed deadline tends to never get done at all.
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An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Holds
High consequences cannot be what makes work engineering, because most traditional engineering is low-stakes too.
Holds
Engineers are hired to create business value rather than to program things, and the only goals are adding revenue and cutting costs.
Holds
If engineers do not hold themselves to a high standard and build efficiently, somebody else will come along and impose it on them.
Holds
Big projects are not done with big efforts but with slow, steady, incremental work.
Holds
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Holds
AI has shown that the bottleneck was never engineers but the quality of thinking about what to build.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Holds
A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time.
Holds
A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot.
Holds
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Holds
A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are.
Holds
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Holds
A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems.
Holds
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Holds