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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under management management Everything filed under team size team size Everything filed under hiring hiring 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: An overwhelmed team is partly the manager’s fault, because pushing back on the team’s work commitments is the manager’s job. An overwhelmed team is partly themanager’s fault, because pushing back onthe team’s work commitments is themanager’s job. Last stated 9 years ago 6 Sept 2017 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2017-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider. — tap to centre the map on it Passing tasks to a team without thecontext behind them tells them theyare the doers and the manager is thedecider. Last stated 5 years ago 9 Oct 2021 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting a product manager on a team invites everyone else to delegate the product thinking away, which is why she does not hire them. — tap to centre the map on it Putting a product manager on a teaminvites everyone else to delegatethe product thinking away, which iswhy she does not hire them. Last stated 12 months ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new manager has to hand over the technical design work, because doing it themselves leaves the team no room to grow and the manager nobody to delegate to. — tap to centre the map on it A new manager has to hand over thetechnical design work, because doingit themselves leaves the team noroom to grow and the manager nobodyto delegate to. Last stated 5 years ago 9 Oct 2021 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: itis the only size at which everyoneis in the room for every decision,including the ones outside theirdiscipline. Last stated 6 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing. — tap to centre the map on it In the best working relationshipsthe manager is a guide, not a judgedeciding whether you deserve apromotion or a firing. Last stated 12 months ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making management the only path to career progression is a mistake that costs a company the senior engineers it needs. — tap to centre the map on it Making management the only path tocareer progression is a mistake thatcosts a company the senior engineersit needs. Last stated 5 years ago 9 Oct 2021 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2017-05-11 — tap for who they are CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it A team that is falling behind canonly be fixed by hiring more people;no amount of process or patiencewill move it. Last stated 8 years ago 17 Jun 2018 WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political. — tap to centre the map on it Fixing an understaffed team bymoving people off other teams doesnot work, because people are notfungible and the argument inevitablyturns political. Last stated 8 years ago 17 Jun 2018 WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — 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 An overwhelmed team is partly the manager’s fault, because pushing back on the team’s work commitments is the manager’s job. Last stated 6 Sept 2017 · 9 years ago Holds Camille Fournier Read this korrent →