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17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership. — tap to centre the map on it It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Jul 2024
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no such thing as the best people; you are trying to hire the right people for this team at this stage. — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as the best people; you are trying to hire the right people for this team at this stage. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do. — tap to centre the map on it Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
JE
Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keeping ineffective people is a debt owed to the effective ones, and promoting anyone whose merit is not obvious to everybody else erodes the culture. — tap to centre the map on it Keeping ineffective people is a debt owed to the effective ones, and promoting anyone whose merit is not obvious to everybody else erodes the culture. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mapping out exactly what will happen in uncertain times probably locks you out of trying new things; leaders should frame the chaos so it feels safe to engage with. — tap to centre the map on it Mapping out exactly what will happen in uncertain times probably locks you out of trying new things; leaders should frame the chaos so it feels safe to engage with. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation. — tap to centre the map on it Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — 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 few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
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"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
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It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership.
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There is no such thing as the best people; you are trying to hire the right people for this team at this stage.
Holds
Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do.
Holds
Keeping ineffective people is a debt owed to the effective ones, and promoting anyone whose merit is not obvious to everybody else erodes the culture.
Holds
Mapping out exactly what will happen in uncertain times probably locks you out of trying new things; leaders should frame the chaos so it feels safe to engage with.
Holds
Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation.
Holds
Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself.
Holds
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds
A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds