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← At many big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 12 Jun 2008 to 29 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under team size team size Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: At many big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. At many big companies, process becomes asubstitute for thinking. Last stated 14 years ago 21 Oct 2012 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2012-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large language models may be used as an alternative to thinking, as process already has been. — tap to centre the map on it Large language models may be used asan alternative to thinking, asprocess already has been. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 MC Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a big company there is no such thing as a small feature, because every little thing eventually becomes its own team. — tap to centre the map on it In a big company there is no suchthing as a small feature, becauseevery little thing eventuallybecomes its own team. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2025 TH ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: An engineer writing business logic loses nothing by not understanding the layer underneath, exactly as they lose nothing by not managing memory. — tap to centre the map on it An engineer writing business logicloses nothing by not understandingthe layer underneath, exactly asthey lose nothing by not managingmemory. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large organizations tend over time to prioritize process at the expense of renewing their core business. — tap to centre the map on it Large organizations tend over timeto prioritize process at the expenseof renewing their core business. Last stated 8 years ago 28 Oct 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should. — tap to centre the map on it Early-stage companies often losetheir expressive, artful work asthey grow into enterprises, and ifyou can keep it, you should. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 NF Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost every company now reports that engineering processes which worked fine for years have suddenly become outdated. — tap to centre the map on it Almost every company now reportsthat engineering processes whichworked fine for years have suddenlybecome outdated. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI excels at certain tasks butcannot substitute for humanthinking. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — 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 2 years ago 25 Mar 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI;they are about badly run companiesputting an AI label on having hiredtoo many people. Last stated 2 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it An engineering manager shouldsupport six to eight engineers:fewer and they drift into being atech lead, more and they can only bea coach. Last stated 8 years ago 14 Jul 2018 WL Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it A portfolio that could beone-shotted, or that looks veryfamiliar next to someone else's, isgoing to put hiring managers off. Last stated a week ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it An obsession with titles is whatwill screw people over. Last stated 6 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it Better organizations recruit moreeffectively, because most peoplewant to work for a high-qualityorganization Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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