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Read this korrent: AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it.
AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Jun 2023
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-22 — 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
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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
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer. — tap to centre the map on it
A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer.
Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it
A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface — tap to centre the map on it
AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it.
Last stated 22 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Jakob Nielsen
Read this korrent →
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: design
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 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: design
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: design
A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: design
A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Jeff Kaplan
Same subject: design
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: design
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: chat interfaces
A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Same subject: chat interfaces
A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Harper Reed
Same subject: chat interfaces
AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders