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Read this korrent: Discernment about what should be built, and how to build it for the product, is the core builder process right now.
Discernment about what should be built, and how to build it for the product, is the core builder process right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
MC
Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams. — tap to centre the map on it
As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams.
Last stated 6 days ago
29 Sept 2026
LR
Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus. — tap to centre the map on it
The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AW
Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — 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 product in a month is working out what not to build.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — 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 a month ago
25 Aug 2026
JB
John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — 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 less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too. — tap to centre the map on it
Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too.
Last stated 2 days ago
3 Oct 2026
JF
Jason Fried — holds since 2021-11-02 — tap for who they are
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2012-11-01 — tap for who they are
EL
Eyal Levin — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-11-02 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2018-01-17 — tap for who they are
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2011-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody has figured out how to build products in the AI era yet, and there is no one way to do it. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody has figured out how to build products in the AI era yet, and there is no one way to do it.
Last stated 6 days ago
29 Sept 2026
LR
Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not. — tap to centre the map on it
You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not.
Last stated 12 months ago
17 Oct 2025
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it
A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it
A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis.
Last stated 9 years ago
22 Feb 2018
BF
Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Discernment about what should be built, and how to build it for the product, is the core builder process right now.
Last stated 8 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Meaghan Choi
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Similar wording
As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Lenny Rachitsky
Similar wording
The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Alexandr Wang
Similar wording
The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build.
Last stated 20 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
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 · a month ago
Holds John Bai
Similar wording
Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Robby Stein
Similar wording
Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too.
Last stated 3 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Jason Fried Paul Graham Eyal Levin David Heinemeier Hansson Pieter Levels Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Nobody has figured out how to build products in the AI era yet, and there is no one way to do it.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Lenny Rachitsky
Similar wording
You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not.
Last stated 17 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: simplicity
A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis.
Last stated 22 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Bennett Foddy
Same subject: taste
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: taste
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: taste
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Nat Eliason