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open source Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Repairing a dysfunctional institution is harder than building a functional one from scratch, because its internal forces resist change and the dysfunction is hard to diagnose in the first place. Repairing a dysfunctional institution is harder than building a functional one from scratch, because its internal forces resist change and the dysfunction is hard to diagnose in the first place. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Jul 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Jul 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot tell a failing institution from a healthy one by looking: the parts visible from outside are the parts that least reflect its actual health. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot tell a failing institution from a healthy one by looking: the parts visible from outside are the parts that least reflect its actual health. Last stated 8 years ago
24 Apr 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Institutional decay is the normal case: keeping an existing capability alive is difficult and growing a new one is rare. — tap to centre the map on it Institutional decay is the normal case: keeping an existing capability alive is difficult and growing a new one is rare. Last stated 8 years ago
24 Apr 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trust in institutions has fallen because the institutions have been repeatedly and spectacularly wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Trust in institutions has fallen because the institutions have been repeatedly and spectacularly wrong. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction. — tap to centre the map on it Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Difficulties parents and disabled people face navigating public infrastructure stem from structural failures, not individual behavior. — tap to centre the map on it Difficulties parents and disabled people face navigating public infrastructure stem from structural failures, not individual behavior. Last stated 7 months ago
6 Apr 2026
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Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A project that skips forming a foundation still has to formalise its governance, or it drifts into a tyranny of structurelessness. — tap to centre the map on it A project that skips forming a foundation still has to formalise its governance, or it drifts into a tyranny of structurelessness. Last stated 8 years ago
31 Oct 2018
NA
Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2018-10-31 — 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
TV
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 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 3 weeks 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 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
CC
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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Repairing a dysfunctional institution is harder than building a functional one from scratch, because its internal forces resist change and the dysfunction is hard to diagnose in the first place.
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A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement.
Holds
You cannot tell a failing institution from a healthy one by looking: the parts visible from outside are the parts that least reflect its actual health.
Holds
When institutional transformation keeps failing, leaders should start fresh with new entities rather than keep reforming the old ones.
Holds
Institutional decay is the normal case: keeping an existing capability alive is difficult and growing a new one is rare.
Holds
Trust in institutions has fallen because the institutions have been repeatedly and spectacularly wrong.
Holds
Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction.
Holds
Difficulties parents and disabled people face navigating public infrastructure stem from structural failures, not individual behavior.
Holds
A project that skips forming a foundation still has to formalise its governance, or it drifts into a tyranny of structurelessness.
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 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 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