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26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reaching product-market fit requires deliberately not acting on the feedback of many of your early users, at the same time as listening intensely. — tap to centre the map on it Reaching product-market fit requires deliberately not acting on the feedback of many of your early users, at the same time as listening intensely. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain. — tap to centre the map on it The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest effect of agents on the market may well be that the rewards for better products increase. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest effect of agents on the market may well be that the rewards for better products increase. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Incumbents have looked unbeatable at the start of every previous platform shift and have still lost. — tap to centre the map on it Incumbents have looked unbeatable at the start of every previous platform shift and have still lost. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind. — tap to centre the map on it Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness. — tap to centre the map on it Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. — tap to centre the map on it "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. — tap to centre the map on it "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. — tap to centre the map on it A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it. — tap to centre the map on it A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in. — tap to centre the map on it A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in. Last stated 10 months ago
29 Dec 2025
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Aaron Patterson — holds since 2025-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose. — tap to centre the map on it Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Compiler mechanisms that force a required optimization to occur, rather than relying on incidental compiler behavior, are a more robust way to write performance-sensitive code. — tap to centre the map on it Compiler mechanisms that force a required optimization to occur, rather than relying on incidental compiler behavior, are a more robust way to write performance-sensitive code. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Mar 2025
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What clean-code polymorphism really costs you is not the virtual call but the optimizations the compiler can no longer perform once it cannot see what runs. — tap to centre the map on it What clean-code polymorphism really costs you is not the virtual call but the optimizations the compiler can no longer perform once it cannot see what runs. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
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Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more.
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Reaching product-market fit requires deliberately not acting on the feedback of many of your early users, at the same time as listening intensely.
Holds
The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain.
Holds
Even as roles blur, an excellent product manager who can rally multiple teams still adds a lot of value.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
The biggest effect of agents on the market may well be that the rewards for better products increase.
Holds
Incumbents have looked unbeatable at the start of every previous platform shift and have still lost.
Holds
Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind.
Holds
Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness.
Holds
"Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices.
Holds
"Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove.
Holds
A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen.
Holds
A profiler measures time already spent in an operation, not how much time would be saved by optimizing it.
Holds
A tool's speed comes primarily from its design decisions rather than the programming language it is written in.
Holds
Monitoring tools that do periodic work can themselves cause the latency outliers they were installed to diagnose.
Holds
Compiler mechanisms that force a required optimization to occur, rather than relying on incidental compiler behavior, are a more robust way to write performance-sensitive code.
Holds
What clean-code polymorphism really costs you is not the virtual call but the optimizations the compiler can no longer perform once it cannot see what runs.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds