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12 Oct 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — 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: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. 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 small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first. — tap to centre the map on it A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one. — tap to centre the map on it AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's most interesting effect on organisations is probably not replacing jobs but separating impact from headcount. — tap to centre the map on it AI's most interesting effect on organisations is probably not replacing jobs but separating impact from headcount. 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: AI's productivity gains at Figma have been mild to moderate, and none of them have reduced the number of engineers the company wants to hire. — tap to centre the map on it AI's productivity gains at Figma have been mild to moderate, and none of them have reduced the number of engineers the company wants to hire. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As a small design team, you should not stand in the way of engineers designing with coding agents but find ways to support them. — tap to centre the map on it As a small design team, you should not stand in the way of engineers designing with coding agents but find ways to support them. Last stated 4 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automating a profession's work grows its headcount rather than shrinking it, because the backlog of demand was always the binding constraint. — tap to centre the map on it Automating a profession's work grows its headcount rather than shrinking it, because the backlog of demand was always the binding constraint. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — 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 of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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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 the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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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 a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
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Bending Spoons' business model is to run products with very very small teams vs before.
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A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds
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.
Holds
A small team should start from an open-source generalist policy and fine-tune it on day one, rather than scale up its own specialist models first.
Holds
AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one.
Holds
AI's most interesting effect on organisations is probably not replacing jobs but separating impact from headcount.
Holds
AI's productivity gains at Figma have been mild to moderate, and none of them have reduced the number of engineers the company wants to hire.
Holds
As a small design team, you should not stand in the way of engineers designing with coding agents but find ways to support them.
Holds
Automating a profession's work grows its headcount rather than shrinking it, because the backlog of demand was always the binding constraint.
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Holds
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Holds
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds