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9 Sept 2019
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Steph Smith — holds since 2019-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good leaders lead by example rather than by mandate. — tap to centre the map on it Good leaders lead by example rather than by mandate. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good leadership is defined by presence, curiosity, and authenticity rather than always having the right answer. — tap to centre the map on it Good leadership is defined by presence, curiosity, and authenticity rather than always having the right answer. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-04-02 — 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
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — 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
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking. — tap to centre the map on it A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No leader governs through dominance alone; effective leadership also relies on incentives, not just coercion. — tap to centre the map on it No leader governs through dominance alone; effective leadership also relies on incentives, not just coercion. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Oct 2018
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Kevin Simler — holds since 2018-10-30 — 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: 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
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
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Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
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Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — 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
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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 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
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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 a month ago
29 Sept 2026
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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
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
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Leaders should lead through influence and example rather than through control.
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Good leaders lead by example rather than by mandate.
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Good leadership is defined by presence, curiosity, and authenticity rather than always having the right answer.
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People love leadership, including the leadership they complain about, and there is something wonderful about being part of a group that is being led.
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Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do.
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A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking.
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No leader governs through dominance alone; effective leadership also relies on incentives, not just coercion.
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It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership.
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One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players.
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A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
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Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
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Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
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A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
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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.
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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.
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