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← Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 3 Jul 2013 to 10 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no. Building a great product means being greatat saying no -- not maybe, not later, no. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 DT Des Traynor — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build. — tap to centre the map on it The hard part of building a productin a month is working out what notto build. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Aug 2024 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for. — tap to centre the map on it Product builders should spend lesstime on features and technology andmore on the people they build for. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: With products moving fast, designers should do less: not design something if they do not have to. — tap to centre the map on it With products moving fast, designersshould do less: not design somethingif they do not have to. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: The greatest thing a product maker can build is an internet treasure — a service people cannot remember life before or imagine life without. — tap to centre the map on it The greatest thing a product makercan build is an internet treasure —a service people cannot rememberlife before or imagine life without. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: It has probably never been a more important time to be a product manager, and great decision-making has probably never mattered more. — tap to centre the map on it It has probably never been a moreimportant time to be a productmanager, and great decision-makinghas probably never mattered more. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The first version of a product is usually not great. — tap to centre the map on it The first version of a product isusually not great. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Discernment about what should be built, and how to build it for the product, is the core builder process right now. — tap to centre the map on it Discernment about what should bebuilt, and how to build it for theproduct, is the core builder processright now. Last stated 4 months ago 8 Jul 2026 MC Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre 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 offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question tomake a founder answer — the honestanswer can simply be that youstarted now. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code that is complex or clever can pass its tests while still being bad code. — tap to centre the map on it Code that is complex or clever canpass its tests while still being badcode. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Smaller, more atomic pull requests make code review easier. — tap to centre the map on it Smaller, more atomic pull requestsmake code review easier. Last stated 5 years ago 10 Jul 2021 ML Marc Littlemore — holds since 2021-07-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change — tap to centre the map on it Unnecessary code is a burden thatmakes a codebase harder to change Last stated 4 years ago 17 May 2022 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2022-05-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Building a great product means being great at saying no -- not maybe, not later, no. Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago Holds Des Traynor Read this korrent →