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Read this korrent: Building a new product on top of whatever is growing fastest is a mistake: momentum is not the same thing as a strong foundation.
Building a new product on top of whatever is growing fastest is a mistake: momentum is not the same thing as a strong foundation.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very heavy set done on momentum puts little effort into the muscle it is meant to build. — tap to centre the map on it
A very heavy set done on momentum puts little effort into the muscle it is meant to build.
Last stated 10 months ago
8 Dec 2025
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2025-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation. — tap to centre the map on it
The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation.
Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap building will not mean making the same amount of software faster; it will mean making way more software. — tap to centre the map on it
Cheap building will not mean making the same amount of software faster; it will mean making way more software.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
GT
Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value-versus-growth distinction does not serve investors well in a fast-changing world. — tap to centre the map on it
The value-versus-growth distinction does not serve investors well in a fast-changing world.
Last stated 6 years ago
11 Jan 2021
HM
Howard Marks — holds since 2021-01-11 — 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 not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
JB
John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The pace of building new companies has become so fast that legal incorporation, not building the product, is now often the real bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
The pace of building new companies has become so fast that legal incorporation, not building the product, is now often the real bottleneck.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
ZH
Zach Holman — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building the same startup as everybody else buys you hype and easy money, and those are rarely the companies that turn out big. — tap to centre the map on it
Building the same startup as everybody else buys you hype and easy money, and those are rarely the companies that turn out big.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slower project aimed at the right goal beats a faster one aimed at the wrong goal. — tap to centre the map on it
A slower project aimed at the right goal beats a faster one aimed at the wrong goal.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Mar 2025
BK
Ben Kuhn — holds since 2025-03-16 — 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
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. — tap to centre the map on it
A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems.
Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
BL
Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. — tap to centre the map on it
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Last stated a year ago
20 Oct 2025
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. — tap to centre the map on it
Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop.
Last stated 3 years ago
7 Jul 2023
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Melissa Perri — holds since 2023-07-07 — tap for who they are
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Building a new product on top of whatever is growing fastest is a mistake: momentum is not the same thing as a strong foundation.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
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A very heavy set done on momentum puts little effort into the muscle it is meant to build.
Last stated 8 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
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The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
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Cheap building will not mean making the same amount of software faster; it will mean making way more software.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Geoff Teehan
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The value-versus-growth distinction does not serve investors well in a fast-changing world.
Last stated 11 Jan 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Howard Marks
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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.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds John Bai
Similar wording
The pace of building new companies has become so fast that legal incorporation, not building the product, is now often the real bottleneck.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Zach Holman
Similar wording
Building the same startup as everybody else buys you hype and easy money, and those are rarely the companies that turn out big.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Similar wording
A slower project aimed at the right goal beats a faster one aimed at the wrong goal.
Last stated 16 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 8 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: design
A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin
Same subject: design
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Last stated 18 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Jason Liu
Same subject: design
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Last stated 20 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Frank Chimero
Same subject: hiring
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: hiring
Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: hiring
Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop.
Last stated 7 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Melissa Perri