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29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When almost anything can get built, a product manager's true value lies in judgement and taste. — tap to centre the map on it When almost anything can get built, a product manager's true value lies in judgement and taste. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. Last stated 5 years ago
23 Nov 2021
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2021-11-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus. — tap to centre the map on it The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AW
Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The things worth building a business around are the ones that will not have changed in ten years, and those are identifiable in advance. — tap to centre the map on it The things worth building a business around are the ones that will not have changed in ten years, and those are identifiable in advance. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product-market fit shows up as anger when you tell people they cannot have it yet, not as polite interest. — tap to centre the map on it Product-market fit shows up as anger when you tell people they cannot have it yet, not as polite interest. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Mar 2024
MM
Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. — tap to centre the map on it People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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 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 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 not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated 6 days ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
SR
Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
At the centre
If you hold on to a product's values through its life, people will believe in it and trust it.
Holds Read this korrent →
When almost anything can get built, a product manager's true value lies in judgement and taste.
Holds
When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community.
Holds
Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that.
Holds
The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus.
Holds
The things worth building a business around are the ones that will not have changed in ten years, and those are identifiable in advance.
Holds
Product-market fit shows up as anger when you tell people they cannot have it yet, not as polite interest.
Holds
Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking.
Holds
People almost always align their beliefs with their interests.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Holds
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Holds