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Read this korrent: Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for.
Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether a feature is quick to build is a roadmap question, never a reason on its own to build it. — tap to centre the map on it
Whether a feature is quick to build is a roadmap question, never a reason on its own to build it.
Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
DT
Des Traynor — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build. — tap to centre the map on it
The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bringing a colleague a feature idea rather than a built, screenshotted prototype now wastes everyone's time, because most ideas die the moment you try to build them. — tap to centre the map on it
Bringing a colleague a feature idea rather than a built, screenshotted prototype now wastes everyone's time, because most ideas die the moment you try to build them.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A roadmap of someone's feature ideas with dates attached wastes most of a team's time. — tap to centre the map on it
A roadmap of someone's feature ideas with dates attached wastes most of a team's time.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
MC
Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember. — tap to centre the map on it
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams. — tap to centre the map on it
As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams.
Last stated 3 days ago
29 Sept 2026
LR
Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not use products but hire them to do jobs, and builders have to know what those jobs are. — tap to centre the map on it
People do not use products but hire them to do jobs, and builders have to know what those jobs are.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product leaders should obsess a little less about the product they deliver and a little more about the factory that builds it. — tap to centre the map on it
Product leaders should obsess a little less about the product they deliver and a little more about the factory that builds it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
GC
Geoff Charles — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
IF
Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
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Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
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Whether a feature is quick to build is a roadmap question, never a reason on its own to build it.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Des Traynor
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The hard part of building a product in a month is working out what not to build.
Last stated 20 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Bringing a colleague a feature idea rather than a built, screenshotted prototype now wastes everyone's time, because most ideas die the moment you try to build them.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Similar wording
A roadmap of someone's feature ideas with dates attached wastes most of a team's time.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Marty Cagan
Similar wording
What you have to invent is the whole system around a product, including how it is sold, bought and installed, not the one piece people remember.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Similar wording
As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Lenny Rachitsky
Similar wording
People do not use products but hire them to do jobs, and builders have to know what those jobs are.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Robby Stein
Similar wording
Product leaders should obsess a little less about the product they deliver and a little more about the factory that builds it.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Geoff Charles
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: design
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 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: design
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Irving Finkel
Same subject: design
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 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: startups
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: startups
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: startups
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 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson