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17 connected korrents · 12 moments on record from 2 Sept 2012 to 14 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about hiring .
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design Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Once non-designers can build products, a design team’s job becomes templates and design systems — otherwise the company ships Frankensteins. Once non-designers can build products, a design team’s job becomes templates and design systems — otherwise the company ships Frankensteins. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — 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 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 few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather 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 product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated a month 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 new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — 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 rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of 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 team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel. — tap to centre the map on it A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel. Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — 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
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for. — tap to centre the map on it Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away. — tap to centre the map on it Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel. — tap to centre the map on it Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. — tap to centre the map on it Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. Last stated 14 years ago
2 Sept 2012
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2012-09-02 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Once non-designers can build products, a design team’s job becomes templates and design systems — otherwise the company ships Frankensteins.
Holds ES Elizabeth StoneRead this korrent →
Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
A hiring loop should have few, well-calibrated interviewers rather than many, because extra interviewers add veto points instead of judgement.
No longer holds CM Charity Majors
A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel.
Holds WL Will Larson
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Holds WL Will Larson
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 JZ Julie Zhuo
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Holds SK Susan Kare
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for.
Holds SK Susan Kare
Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away.
Holds AM Adam Mosseri
Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen