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Read this korrent: It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership.
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: Even as roles blur, an excellent product manager who can rally multiple teams still adds a lot of value. — tap to centre the map on it
Even as roles blur, an excellent product manager who can rally multiple teams still adds a lot of value.
Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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 6 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 few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — 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 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players. — tap to centre the map on it
One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players.
Last stated 32 years ago
20 Apr 1995
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — 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: A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot — tap to centre the map on it
A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Apr 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People love leadership, including the leadership they complain about, and there is something wonderful about being part of a group that is being led. — tap to centre the map on it
People love leadership, including the leadership they complain about, and there is something wonderful about being part of a group that is being led.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot.
Last stated 8 years ago
11 May 2018
MM
Matt Mochary — holds since 2018-05-11 — 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
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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: 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality — tap to centre the map on it
'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
AC
Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers. — tap to centre the map on it
A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers.
Last stated a week ago
29 Oct 2026
AG
Anand Giridharadas — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it
A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.
Last stated 138 years ago
3 Sept 1888
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
DR
David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it
A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
CD
Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
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It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership.
Last stated 21 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
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Even as roles blur, an excellent product manager who can rally multiple teams still adds a lot of value.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 5 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Similar wording
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 28 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players.
Last stated 20 Apr 1995 · 32 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
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 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Similar wording
A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot
Last stated 10 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
People love leadership, including the leadership they complain about, and there is something wonderful about being part of a group that is being led.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: team size
A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot.
Last stated 11 May 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Matt Mochary
Same subject: team size
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: team size
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 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Thuan Pham
Same subject: empathy
'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
Same subject: empathy
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
Last stated c. 1892
Holds Anna Julia Cooper
Same subject: empathy
A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers.
Last stated 29 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Anand Giridharadas
Same subject: courage
A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.
Last stated 3 Sept 1888 · 138 years ago
Holds Friedrich Nietzsche
Same subject: courage
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Reich
Same subject: courage
A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
Last stated c. 1871–1874
Holds Charles Darwin