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Read this korrent: Product scaffolding such as extra flows and polished UIs works once but does not improve with use.
Product scaffolding such as extra flows and polished UIs works once but does not improve with use.
Last stated a year ago
7 Sept 2025
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Aparna Chennapragada — holds since 2025-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product scaffolding built because models are not yet smart enough should be deleted as they improve, even when that upsets some users. — tap to centre the map on it
Product scaffolding built because models are not yet smart enough should be deleted as they improve, even when that upsets some users.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scaffolding built around a model will get washed away by new model releases, so you have to stay flexible. — tap to centre the map on it
Scaffolding built around a model will get washed away by new model releases, so you have to stay flexible.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The industry has not yet solved how a user’s context and workflows should move across surfaces. — tap to centre the map on it
The industry has not yet solved how a user’s context and workflows should move across surfaces.
Last stated 6 days ago
26 Oct 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Polished UI is a reasonable signal that a team invested comparable effort in the underlying code quality. — tap to centre the map on it
Polished UI is a reasonable signal that a team invested comparable effort in the underlying code quality.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 Jun 2026
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Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2026-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great design work skips, reorders and backtracks rather than following a fixed design process. — tap to centre the map on it
Great design work skips, reorders and backtracks rather than following a fixed design process.
Last stated 2 years ago
30 Jun 2024
JW
Jenny Wen — holds since 2024-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone. — tap to centre the map on it
It is better not to spend time crafting the exact perfect solution until you know it works; getting an early version you can play with in the product is a really good milestone.
Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Applications will not be wrappers around a model; the model gets wrapped into the application. — tap to centre the map on it
Applications will not be wrappers around a model; the model gets wrapped into the application.
Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
SN
Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cruft is not carelessness: even the best teams inevitably create it, because the right design is only visible once the software has been built. — tap to centre the map on it
Cruft is not carelessness: even the best teams inevitably create it, because the right design is only visible once the software has been built.
Last stated 7 years ago
29 May 2019
MF
Martin Fowler — holds since 2019-05-29 — 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
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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 candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
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