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Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Every product he has built began as something better for himself, and clearing that bar is the whole signal: he is not special enough to be the only one who wants it. Every product he has built began assomething better for himself, and clearingthat bar is the whole signal: he is notspecial enough to be the only one whowants it. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The first version of a product is usually not great. — tap to centre the map on it The first version of a product isusually not great. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Someone who is not already product-first almost never becomes good at product afterwards. — tap to centre the map on it Someone who is not alreadyproduct-first almost never becomesgood at product afterwards. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 BG Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 yourselffirst: if it truly serves you,plenty of other people like you willwant it too. Last stated 3 weeks 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: What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember. — tap to centre the map on it What you have to invent is the wholesystem around a product, includinghow it is sold, bought andinstalled, not the one piece peopleremember. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — 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 noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you are primarily designing something, it makes all the sense in the world to own the front end. — tap to centre the map on it If you are primarily designingsomething, it makes all the sense inthe world to own the front end. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Aug 2026 KZ Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Business viability matters far more in product work than his earlier advice made it seem. — tap to centre the map on it Business viability matters far morein product work than his earlieradvice made it seem. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 MC Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Requiring every product to be buyable on its own should improve how all products are built, not just the advanced ones. — tap to centre the map on it Requiring every product to bebuyable on its own should improvehow all products are built, not justthe advanced ones. Last stated a year ago 25 Sept 2025 DK Dane Knecht — holds since 2025-09-25 — 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 2 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 3 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 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 isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople 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 neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility 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 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 fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Every product he has built began as something better for himself, and clearing that bar is the whole signal: he is not special enough to be the only one who wants it. Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →