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23 Sept 2026
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Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team will always make everything better; working with other people to challenge assumptions and contribute ideas is needed. — tap to centre the map on it A team will always make everything better; working with other people to challenge assumptions and contribute ideas is needed. Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets. — tap to centre the map on it Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets. Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team of all the same people who are good at the same thing is not going to help deliver the best product experience. — tap to centre the map on it A team of all the same people who are good at the same thing is not going to help deliver the best product experience. Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones. — tap to centre the map on it The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business. — tap to centre the map on it A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fun can be a product's differentiator, even when the team thinks that is an absurd thing to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it Fun can be a product's differentiator, even when the team thinks that is an absurd thing to compete on. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smaller teams are more effective. — tap to centre the map on it Smaller teams are more effective. Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit. — tap to centre the map on it The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
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Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate.
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Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Understanding the world brings a joy close to ecstasy — tap to centre the map on it Understanding the world brings a joy close to ecstasy Last stated a year ago
23 Apr 2025
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Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-04-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowledge is cheap and easily acquired; what a person actually needs is curiosity, self-efficacy, perseverance, perspective and hope. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge is cheap and easily acquired; what a person actually needs is curiosity, self-efficacy, perseverance, perspective and hope. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jul 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
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Good teams keep asking what could make something better and how it could be different, but not just for difference's sake.
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A team will always make everything better; working with other people to challenge assumptions and contribute ideas is needed.
Holds
Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets.
Holds
A team of all the same people who are good at the same thing is not going to help deliver the best product experience.
Holds
The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones.
Holds
A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business.
Holds
Fun can be a product's differentiator, even when the team thinks that is an absurd thing to compete on.
Holds
Smaller teams are more effective.
Holds
The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit.
Holds
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Holds
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Holds
AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge.
Holds
It is good that the search for understanding will never end, since there will always be new discovery; without it we would stagnate.
Last stated c. 2002
Holds
Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds
Understanding the world brings a joy close to ecstasy
Holds
Knowledge is cheap and easily acquired; what a person actually needs is curiosity, self-efficacy, perseverance, perspective and hope.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Holds