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← A tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit.
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product management 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 tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit. A tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit. Last stated 4 months ago
15 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not commoditise software tools; it will multiply them, because every new agent is another tool user. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not commoditise software tools; it will multiply them, because every new agent is another tool user. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability. — tap to centre the map on it Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability. Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Tom MacWright — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Network effects are not a sufficient moat, because software features get copied however many patents you hold. — tap to centre the map on it Network effects are not a sufficient moat, because software features get copied however many patents you hold. Last stated 5 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. — tap to centre the map on it A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tooling has done something no earlier technology managed: pulled directors, VPs and SVPs back into building things with their own hands at the weekend. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has done something no earlier technology managed: pulled directors, VPs and SVPs back into building things with their own hands at the weekend. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it. — tap to centre the map on it Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it. Last stated 5 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making it hard to self-host concentrates network power in a technical elite. — tap to centre the map on it Making it hard to self-host concentrates network power in a technical elite. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Sept 2024
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2024-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 4 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated a month ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — 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
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
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A tool's popularity can become a self-reinforcing network effect rather than a sign of technical merit.
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AI will not commoditise software tools; it will multiply them, because every new agent is another tool user.
Holds
Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability.
Holds
Network effects are not a sufficient moat, because software features get copied however many patents you hold.
Holds
A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people.
Holds
AI tooling has done something no earlier technology managed: pulled directors, VPs and SVPs back into building things with their own hands at the weekend.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it.
Holds
Making it hard to self-host concentrates network power in a technical elite.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds
A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves.
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
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds