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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 28 Oct 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.
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stock market 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 shareholder value is the only goal, nothing else — the customer, the product, the workplace — is anybody’s job. Once shareholder value is the only goal, nothing else — the customer, the product, the workplace — is anybody’s job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholders only care about maximizing profits — tap to centre the map on it Shareholders only care about maximizing profits Last stated a year ago
24 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employees and customers do not want what founders want, and equity stakes become a demotivator in almost every organisation. — tap to centre the map on it Employees and customers do not want what founders want, and equity stakes become a demotivator in almost every organisation. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The shareholder value movement is incoherent, because it never says which shareholder or which time frame it is optimising for. — tap to centre the map on it The shareholder value movement is incoherent, because it never says which shareholder or which time frame it is optimising for. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. — tap to centre the map on it No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies create long-term customer and shareholder value by pursuing product strategies that delight customers in ways that are hard to copy and improve the business. — tap to centre the map on it Companies create long-term customer and shareholder value by pursuing product strategies that delight customers in ways that are hard to copy and improve the business. Last stated 4 years ago
3 May 2022
GB
Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built. — tap to centre the map on it A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you do not get your company's governance right, none of your other decisions will matter for the long term, because you will not be the one making them. — tap to centre the map on it If you do not get your company's governance right, none of your other decisions will matter for the long term, because you will not be the one making them. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
ER
Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Business school's teaching that redundancy is waste to be turned into profit and then compensation is something people have fully bought into. — tap to centre the map on it Business school's teaching that redundancy is waste to be turned into profit and then compensation is something people have fully bought into. Last stated 6 years ago
13 Oct 2020
CP
Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Management has stopped meaning doing work and now means maintaining a culture of dominance and extraction. — tap to centre the map on it Management has stopped meaning doing work and now means maintaining a culture of dominance and extraction. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The chief executive is no longer a leadership role but a figurehead measured only on growing the company’s market capitalisation. — tap to centre the map on it The chief executive is no longer a leadership role but a figurehead measured only on growing the company’s market capitalisation. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a company is no longer influenced much by the success of its new products, the people who end up running the show are the ads and data extraction people — tap to centre the map on it When a company is no longer influenced much by the success of its new products, the people who end up running the show are the ads and data extraction people Last stated 6 years ago
8 Mar 2021
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
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Once shareholder value is the only goal, nothing else — the customer, the product, the workplace — is anybody’s job.
Holds Read this korrent →
Shareholders only care about maximizing profits
Holds
Employees and customers do not want what founders want, and equity stakes become a demotivator in almost every organisation.
Holds
The shareholder value movement is incoherent, because it never says which shareholder or which time frame it is optimising for.
Holds
A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
Holds
No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Holds
Companies create long-term customer and shareholder value by pursuing product strategies that delight customers in ways that are hard to copy and improve the business.
Holds
A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built.
Holds
If you do not get your company's governance right, none of your other decisions will matter for the long term, because you will not be the one making them.
Holds
Business school's teaching that redundancy is waste to be turned into profit and then compensation is something people have fully bought into.
Holds
Management has stopped meaning doing work and now means maintaining a culture of dominance and extraction.
Holds
The chief executive is no longer a leadership role but a figurehead measured only on growing the company’s market capitalisation.
Holds
When a company is no longer influenced much by the success of its new products, the people who end up running the show are the ads and data extraction people
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Holds
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Holds
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Holds
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Holds