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Read this korrent: Overwatch put too much weight on whether the team won; a hero shooter built today should foreground individual contribution, because that is how people actually play.
Overwatch put too much weight on whether the team won; a hero shooter built today should foreground individual contribution, because that is how people actually play.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
JK
Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output. — tap to centre the map on it
Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works. — tap to centre the map on it
Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many. — tap to centre the map on it
Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Last stated 4 years ago
14 Dec 2022
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — 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
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — 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
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens. — tap to centre the map on it
Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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: Scope is a creative decision, not a production one: the game, art and tech directors have to do the cutting themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
Scope is a creative decision, not a production one: the game, art and tech directors have to do the cutting themselves.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
JK
Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away. — tap to centre the map on it
A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away.
Last stated 9 months ago
21 Jan 2026
BJ
Bryan Johnson — holds since 2026-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After an AI catastrophe the AIs themselves would shape how we react to it, as the best spin doctors in the world — tap to centre the map on it
After an AI catastrophe the AIs themselves would shape how we react to it, as the best spin doctors in the world
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Overwatch put too much weight on whether the team won; a hero shooter built today should foreground individual contribution, because that is how people actually play.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Jeff Kaplan
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Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Last stated 12 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Charity Majors
Similar wording
Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Last stated 14 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Derek Yu
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
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
Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
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
Scope is a creative decision, not a production one: the game, art and tech directors have to do the cutting themselves.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Jeff Kaplan
Same subject: Addiction
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Same subject: Addiction
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: Addiction
A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away.
Last stated 21 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Bryan Johnson
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: JavaScript
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: JavaScript
After an AI catastrophe the AIs themselves would shape how we react to it, as the best spin doctors in the world
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: JavaScript
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg