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6 Sept 2026
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Waqas Younas — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose. — tap to centre the map on it Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI turns people who are bad at their jobs into people who are good at their jobs, for better and worse. — tap to centre the map on it AI turns people who are bad at their jobs into people who are good at their jobs, for better and worse. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Over the long run, the average person who keeps putting themselves in a good position beats the genius who is in a poor one, and what looks like talent is often good positioning. — tap to centre the map on it Over the long run, the average person who keeps putting themselves in a good position beats the genius who is in a poor one, and what looks like talent is often good positioning. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It matters more to create an environment where people can be their most excellent selves than to prescribe their precise moves. — tap to centre the map on it It matters more to create an environment where people can be their most excellent selves than to prescribe their precise moves. Last stated 9 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business. — tap to centre the map on it Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — 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
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — 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 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
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — 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 business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
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Performing tasks associated with a role well is not the same as being good at the role itself.
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Doing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself.
Holds
Being bad at something is not an intrinsic property of a person but a temporary state they can change whenever they choose.
Holds
AI turns people who are bad at their jobs into people who are good at their jobs, for better and worse.
Holds
Over the long run, the average person who keeps putting themselves in a good position beats the genius who is in a poor one, and what looks like talent is often good positioning.
Holds
Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place.
Holds
It matters more to create an environment where people can be their most excellent selves than to prescribe their precise moves.
Holds
Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business.
Holds
A team of all the same people who are good at the same thing is not going to help deliver the best product experience.
Holds
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.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
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.
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds
A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing.
Holds