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25 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does. — tap to centre the map on it The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does. Last stated a year ago
26 May 2025
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being skilled at tracking project requirements doesn't make someone skilled at product management. — tap to centre the map on it Being skilled at tracking project requirements doesn't make someone skilled at product management. Last stated 4 months ago
30 May 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People can appreciate others' contributions in certain domains without agreeing with them on everything. — tap to centre the map on it People can appreciate others' contributions in certain domains without agreeing with them on everything. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some domains cannot be launched into early: where security, partners and money movement are preconditions, you have to build first. — tap to centre the map on it Some domains cannot be launched into early: where security, partners and money movement are preconditions, you have to build first. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roles are blurring but expertise still very much matters, and a designer should feel empowered to take an idea all the way to front end production. — tap to centre the map on it Roles are blurring but expertise still very much matters, and a designer should feel empowered to take an idea all the way to front end production. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the value an AI expert brings to a company is telling it not to use AI. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the value an AI expert brings to a company is telling it not to use AI. Last stated 12 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Domain experts consistently underestimate how quickly AI can master their field and surpass them. — tap to centre the map on it Domain experts consistently underestimate how quickly AI can master their field and surpass them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers are the experts in the seat to bring something to market, and outsourcing ideas, output and definitions to a tool raises the question of what one really wants to be doing. — tap to centre the map on it Designers are the experts in the seat to bring something to market, and outsourcing ideas, output and definitions to a tool raises the question of what one really wants to be doing. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. — tap to centre the map on it A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. — tap to centre the map on it Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. Last stated a year ago
18 Jul 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with a product vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs.
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The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does.
Holds
Being skilled at tracking project requirements doesn't make someone skilled at product management.
Holds
People can appreciate others' contributions in certain domains without agreeing with them on everything.
Holds
Some domains cannot be launched into early: where security, partners and money movement are preconditions, you have to build first.
Holds
Roles are blurring but expertise still very much matters, and a designer should feel empowered to take an idea all the way to front end production.
Holds
Most of the value an AI expert brings to a company is telling it not to use AI.
Holds
Domain experts consistently underestimate how quickly AI can master their field and surpass them.
Holds
Designers are the experts in the seat to bring something to market, and outsourcing ideas, output and definitions to a tool raises the question of what one really wants to be doing.
Holds
A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance.
Holds
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Holds
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Holds
As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't.
Holds
Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Holds
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Holds