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Read this korrent: Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should.
Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
KS
Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The earlier the stage of the company, the more important it is to get along well with the team outside of design. — tap to centre the map on it
The earlier the stage of the company, the more important it is to get along well with the team outside of design.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You just can't be precious about your concepts anymore. — tap to centre the map on it
You just can't be precious about your concepts anymore.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
JB
John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some companies will probably be left behind for not shifting, but there will be more room than ever for great design. — tap to centre the map on it
Some companies will probably be left behind for not shifting, but there will be more room than ever for great design.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With today's tools and culture, a head of design and four designers are ample even for a company that wants to get big. — tap to centre the map on it
With today's tools and culture, a head of design and four designers are ample even for a company that wants to get big.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
GT
Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Putting a price on creative expression makes it suffer, while giving it away freely lets it thrive. — tap to centre the map on it
Putting a price on creative expression makes it suffer, while giving it away freely lets it thrive.
Last stated 5 months ago
23 Apr 2026
MA
Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. — tap to centre the map on it
Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines.
Last stated 3 months ago
19 Jul 2026
ES
Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is essential to build an organization that can absorb spiky, unconventional talent. — tap to centre the map on it
It is essential to build an organization that can absorb spiky, unconventional talent.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
PS
Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — 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 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it
Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
FF
Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inexperience can be harnessed to carve out a path of your own, free of how things are supposed to be — tap to centre the map on it
Inexperience can be harnessed to carve out a path of your own, free of how things are supposed to be
Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large AI companies have used creators' permissively-licensed work without seeking their consent or offering compensation. — tap to centre the map on it
Large AI companies have used creators' permissively-licensed work without seeking their consent or offering compensation.
Last stated 5 months ago
30 Apr 2026
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-04-30 — 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 a month ago
4 Sept 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help — tap to centre the map on it
Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help
Last stated 72 years ago
10 Dec 1954
EH
Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. — tap to centre the map on it
Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative.
Last stated 4 years ago
23 Sept 2022
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2022-09-23 — tap for who they are
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Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Nev Flynn
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A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Karri Saarinen
Similar wording
The earlier the stage of the company, the more important it is to get along well with the team outside of design.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Similar wording
You just can't be precious about your concepts anymore.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds John Bai
Similar wording
Some companies will probably be left behind for not shifting, but there will be more room than ever for great design.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
With today's tools and culture, a head of design and four designers are ample even for a company that wants to get big.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Geoff Teehan
Similar wording
Putting a price on creative expression makes it suffer, while giving it away freely lets it thrive.
Last stated 23 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mari Andrew
Similar wording
Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines.
Last stated 19 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Elizabeth Stone
Similar wording
It is essential to build an organization that can absorb spiky, unconventional talent.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Peter Sellis
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Cory Doctorow
Same subject: agency
Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
Last stated c. 1961
Holds Frantz Fanon
Same subject: agency
Inexperience can be harnessed to carve out a path of your own, free of how things are supposed to be
Last stated 27 May 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Natalie Portman
Same subject: agency
Large AI companies have used creators' permissively-licensed work without seeking their consent or offering compensation.
Last stated 30 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anil Dash
Same subject: innovation
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matt Webb
Same subject: innovation
Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help
Last stated 10 Dec 1954 · 72 years ago
Holds Ernest Hemingway
Same subject: innovation
Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative.
Last stated 23 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Charity Majors