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Read this korrent: Every talk you give is a job interview, because an audience is reading what you are as much as what you are saying.
Every talk you give is a job interview, because an audience is reading what you are as much as what you are saying.
Last stated 3 months ago
3 Jun 2026
KH
Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time.
Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — no longer holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel. — tap to centre the map on it
A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel.
Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. — tap to centre the map on it
Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. — tap to centre the map on it
A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office. — tap to centre the map on it
A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office.
Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI could displace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years, even while it accelerates economic growth. — tap to centre the map on it
AI could displace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years, even while it accelerates economic growth.
Last stated 8 months ago
1 Jan 2026
DA
Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
13 Aug 2026
MH
Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
EM
Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
TK
Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem. — tap to centre the map on it
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Every talk you give is a job interview, because an audience is reading what you are as much as what you are saying.
Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds KH Kelsey Hightower
Read this korrent →
Same subject: hiring
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Same subject: hiring
A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Same subject: hiring
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
No longer holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel.
Last stated 17 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds WL Will Larson
Same subject: hiring
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Last stated 17 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds WL Will Larson
Same subject: hiring
Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds PM Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: AI and jobs
A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: AI and jobs
A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds AI Alex Imas
Same subject: AI and jobs
AI could displace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years, even while it accelerates economic growth.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds DA Dario Amodei
Same subject: AI slop
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: AI slop
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 13 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Mitchell Hashimoto
Same subject: AI slop
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a week ago
Holds EM Ethan Mollick
Same subject: management
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
Same subject: management
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 5 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman