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15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers with the courage to do scrappy research, and who know when it is useful, are very valuable. — tap to centre the map on it Designers with the courage to do scrappy research, and who know when it is useful, are very valuable. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Ron Goldin — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer can notice and save the small details they like in other people's work, so they are on hand the next time they make something similar. — tap to centre the map on it A designer can notice and save the small details they like in other people's work, so they are on hand the next time they make something similar. Last stated 5 months ago
5 May 2026
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Rafa Conde — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because anybody can write software, a designer's job will be more and more about helping edit, direct and curate. — tap to centre the map on it Because anybody can write software, a designer's job will be more and more about helping edit, direct and curate. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The medium of designing with models is nondeterministic enough that without real prompts flowing through it, an idea can look great in a design review and be completely different when users use it. — tap to centre the map on it The medium of designing with models is nondeterministic enough that without real prompts flowing through it, an idea can look great in a design review and be completely different when users use it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should be curious about movies, art and music, because everything outside UI and apps has something to teach them. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should be curious about movies, art and music, because everything outside UI and apps has something to teach them. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designing today means testing a concept, fleshing it out if it has legs, and scrapping it altogether if it doesn't rather than wasting time. — tap to centre the map on it Designing today means testing a concept, fleshing it out if it has legs, and scrapping it altogether if it doesn't rather than wasting time. Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right way to hire is not four rounds of data structures and algorithms but work like the job, plus asking a candidate why they made each choice. — tap to centre the map on it The right way to hire is not four rounds of data structures and algorithms but work like the job, plus asking a candidate why they made each choice. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. — tap to centre the map on it Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. Last stated 4 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. Last stated yesterday
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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In interviews, casual and scrappy working files give a lot of signal in the way people talk about what they designed.
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Designers with the courage to do scrappy research, and who know when it is useful, are very valuable.
Holds
A designer can notice and save the small details they like in other people's work, so they are on hand the next time they make something similar.
Holds
Because anybody can write software, a designer's job will be more and more about helping edit, direct and curate.
Holds
The medium of designing with models is nondeterministic enough that without real prompts flowing through it, an idea can look great in a design review and be completely different when users use it.
Holds
Designers should be curious about movies, art and music, because everything outside UI and apps has something to teach them.
Holds
Designing today means testing a concept, fleshing it out if it has legs, and scrapping it altogether if it doesn't rather than wasting time.
Holds
The right way to hire is not four rounds of data structures and algorithms but work like the job, plus asking a candidate why they made each choice.
Holds
Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Holds
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Holds
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds