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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 28 Oct 2011 to 12 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under energy energy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Communities cannot be self-sustaining from the start without initial effort. Communities cannot be self-sustaining fromthe start without initial effort. Last stated 7 years ago 3 Jan 2020 JP Joe Previte — holds since 2020-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communities are difficult to start and sustain. — tap to centre the map on it Communities are difficult to startand sustain. Last stated 7 years ago 3 Jan 2020 JP Joe Previte — holds since 2020-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The point of building a self-sufficient organisation is not to step back from it, but to free yourself to work on the problem the organisation has not reached yet. — tap to centre the map on it The point of building aself-sufficient organisation is notto step back from it, but to freeyourself to work on the problem theorganisation has not reached yet. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Companies with sunk cost in an existing paradigm find it very painful to build the new thing from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it Companies with sunk cost in anexisting paradigm find it verypainful to build the new thing fromscratch. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 RU Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A successful startup is almost impossible to create just by doing what everyone else is already doing. — tap to centre the map on it A successful startup is almostimpossible to create just by doingwhat everyone else is already doing. Last stated 5 years ago 18 Nov 2021 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2021-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody owns part of a codebase; once work is accepted into a company it is in the commons, and people are its stewards. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody owns part of a codebase; oncework is accepted into a company itis in the commons, and people areits stewards. Last stated 9 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Towns and buildings can only become alive if all the people make them, sharing a common pattern language that is itself alive — tap to centre the map on it Towns and buildings can only becomealive if all the people make them,sharing a common pattern languagethat is itself alive CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1977 — tap for who they are Same subject: If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it If the people building a productwould not use it with their ownmoney, it is not good enough. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Apr 2026 PD Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Original thoughts do not scale. — tap to centre the map on it Original thoughts do not scale. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Oct 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-12 — 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: 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 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Communities cannot be self-sustaining from the start without initial effort. Last stated 3 Jan 2020 · 7 years ago Holds Joe Previte Read this korrent →