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Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time. — tap to centre the map on it Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time. Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Listening to customers is invaluable, but you should not build the thing they asked you for. — tap to centre the map on it Listening to customers is invaluable, but you should not build the thing they asked you for. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
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Colin Percival — holds since 2025-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Patterns that work show up in 90% of products, and they are there for a reason, yet a lot of designers reinvent the wheel. — tap to centre the map on it Patterns that work show up in 90% of products, and they are there for a reason, yet a lot of designers reinvent the wheel. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of brand expression today can come through motion design, which is an underutilized skill among product designers. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of brand expression today can come through motion design, which is an underutilized skill among product designers. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Ron Goldin — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build on a customer problem somebody viscerally feels and would pay to fix, because it is very easy to imagine one that nobody does. — tap to centre the map on it Build on a customer problem somebody viscerally feels and would pay to fix, because it is very easy to imagine one that nobody does. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most customers are unfamiliar with frontier AI and look to the companies building their products to tell them what to do. — tap to centre the map on it Most customers are unfamiliar with frontier AI and look to the companies building their products to tell them what to do. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When every idea can be tried, many product managers will probably find they are not that good at zero-to-one work. — tap to centre the map on it When every idea can be tried, many product managers will probably find they are not that good at zero-to-one work. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible. — tap to centre the map on it A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible.
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Akio Morita — holds since c. 1986 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together. — tap to centre the map on it Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together.
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Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch. Last stated 19 years ago
25 Jun 2007
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — 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, 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. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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Consumers cobbling together workarounds for a job they are struggling with are a sign of potential customers.
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Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time.
Holds
Listening to customers is invaluable, but you should not build the thing they asked you for.
Holds
Patterns that work show up in 90% of products, and they are there for a reason, yet a lot of designers reinvent the wheel.
Holds
A lot of brand expression today can come through motion design, which is an underutilized skill among product designers.
Holds
Build on a customer problem somebody viscerally feels and would pay to fix, because it is very easy to imagine one that nobody does.
Holds
Most customers are unfamiliar with frontier AI and look to the companies building their products to tell them what to do.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
When every idea can be tried, many product managers will probably find they are not that good at zero-to-one work.
Holds
A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible.
Last stated c. 1986
Holds
Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together.
Last stated c. 1997
Holds
Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
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.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds