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Everything filed under management management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under CSS CSS Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. AI gives an individual contributor so muchleverage that one very senior productmanager beats three entry-level ones. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability rather than an edge. — tap to centre the map on it In this era fluency with AI toolsbeats years of accumulatedexperience, so seniority is now aliability rather than an edge. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Core product skills are the most durable in an AI world, but many people holding the PM title spent five years building the wrong ones. — tap to centre the map on it Core product skills are the mostdurable in an AI world, but manypeople holding the PM title spentfive years building the wrong ones. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Small product teams beat large ones for a reason that has nothing to do with AI: fewer people to coordinate means less design by committee. — tap to centre the map on it Small product teams beat large onesfor a reason that has nothing to dowith AI: fewer people to coordinatemeans less design by committee. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring product managers by ratioinfantilizes engineers and designerswho were perfectly capable ofdeciding for themselves. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work. — tap to centre the map on it People who manage product managersshould still spend almost all oftheir own time doing individualcontributor work. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agencyindividual contributors with blurredroles, and the coordinating manageris not needed until it is time topolish. Last stated a year ago 25 Mar 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI data tooling has cut the product manager's need for data scientists while multiplying the time they spend in the data themselves. — tap to centre the map on it AI data tooling has cut the productmanager's need for data scientistswhile multiplying the time theyspend in the data themselves. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it A few larger teams under experiencedengineering managers outperform manytiny teams each led by a workingtech lead. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Jan 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — 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 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. — tap to centre the map on it Savings in time feel likesimplicity: when forced to wait,life seems unnecessarily complex. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match aframework for taste; almost nobodycan create one, and creating one isthe rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for thatit needs one person of great tastewho is its living, breathing aspectand gets furious about every smalldetail. Last stated 17 years ago 12 Feb 2010 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 4 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should find what the specshould be and build it in HTML andCSS themselves, not make a productmanager's spec look pretty. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago Holds Tom Verrilli Read this korrent →