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15 Mar 2026
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for. — tap to centre the map on it Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible. — tap to centre the map on it A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible.
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Akio Morita — holds since c. 1986 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Putting things into the world and seeing where they break is how you make a good product, and it is also how you make a safe one. — tap to centre the map on it Putting things into the world and seeing where they break is how you make a good product, and it is also how you make a safe one. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — 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 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instead of doing much market research, a maker can try to create a market by educating the public. — tap to centre the map on it Instead of doing much market research, a maker can try to create a market by educating the public.
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Akio Morita — holds since c. 1986 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instead of chasing a technology, be crystal clear about the product you want and organize everyone to invent what it needs. — tap to centre the map on it Instead of chasing a technology, be crystal clear about the product you want and organize everyone to invent what it needs. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Make something genuinely better and people will see it and switch - naive as it sounds, that is the whole driving principle. — tap to centre the map on it Make something genuinely better and people will see it and switch - naive as it sounds, that is the whole driving principle. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a lousy business, wonderful new inventions can give owners nothing, because the gains from improvements flow through to the customers — tap to centre the map on it In a lousy business, wonderful new inventions can give owners nothing, because the gains from improvements flow through to the customers
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Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Novel software development cannot be specified upfront — tap to centre the map on it Novel software development cannot be specified upfront Last stated 2 years ago
19 Aug 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To make a building egoless, the builder must let go of willful images and start with a void — tap to centre the map on it To make a building egoless, the builder must let go of willful images and start with a void
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Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to make complex systems fully legible carries real downsides. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to make complex systems fully legible carries real downsides. Last stated 8 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — 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 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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Putting a new product in front of ordinary people shows its makers how much of a bubble they are in.
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Product builders should spend less time on features and technology and more on the people they build for.
Holds
A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible.
Last stated c. 1986
Holds
Putting things into the world and seeing where they break is how you make a good product, and it is also how you make a safe one.
Holds
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.
Holds
Instead of doing much market research, a maker can try to create a market by educating the public.
Last stated c. 1986
Holds
Instead of chasing a technology, be crystal clear about the product you want and organize everyone to invent what it needs.
Holds
Make something genuinely better and people will see it and switch - naive as it sounds, that is the whole driving principle.
Holds
In a lousy business, wonderful new inventions can give owners nothing, because the gains from improvements flow through to the customers
Last stated c. 1994
Holds
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Holds
A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves.
Holds
Novel software development cannot be specified upfront
Holds
To make a building egoless, the builder must let go of willful images and start with a void
Last stated c. 1979
Holds
Trying to make complex systems fully legible carries real downsides.
Holds
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds