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Everything filed under education education Everything filed under management management Everything filed under design design Everything filed under product management product management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Hiring a programmer turns on two things, the cover letter and a real programming test, never the resume, school, grades or pedigree. Hiring a programmer turns on two things,the cover letter and a real programmingtest, never the resume, school, grades orpedigree. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — 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 calibratedinterviewer for every role, soinsisting on interviewing everycandidate makes hiring worse ratherthan 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 hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is nothiring a politician or spokesperson,so it should just get into thedesign work. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — 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 fewemployees as possible, and hiring isthe lever a leader reaches for lastrather 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 productmanager only against a specificneed, never by default. Last stated 3 months 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 newgraduates because AI makes juniorslook unnecessary will have no seniorengineers in a few years' time. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box. — tap to centre the map on it A design team should be wellrounded, with many differentstrengths, because no singledesigner checks every box. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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 ratherthan many, because extrainterviewers add veto points insteadof 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 large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. — tap to centre the map on it A large company should help itsexisting product managers becomeAI-native rather than only hiringpeople who already are. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 TY Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — 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: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve — tap to centre the map on it A growth mindset means tellingstudents the truth about theirachievement and helping them improve Last stated 11 years ago 22 Sept 2015 CD Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Jumping into problems you're not yet equipped to solve, even if it leads to mediocre engineering, is a healthy way for young people and students to learn and grow. — tap to centre the map on it Jumping into problems you're not yetequipped to solve, even if it leadsto mediocre engineering, is ahealthy way for young people andstudents to learn and grow. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AK Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reaching a growth mindset is a journey, not a declaration — tap to centre the map on it Reaching a growth mindset is ajourney, not a declaration Last stated 11 years ago 22 Sept 2015 CD Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Hiring a programmer turns on two things, the cover letter and a real programming test, never the resume, school, grades or pedigree. Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →