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← Someone who is not already product-first almost never becomes good at product afterwards.

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Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Everything filed under design design Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under CSS CSS Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Someone who is not already product-first almost never becomes good at product afterwards. Someone who is not already product-firstalmost never becomes good at productafterwards. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jun 2026 BG Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting a product manager on a team invites everyone else to delegate the product thinking away, which is why she does not hire them. — tap to centre the map on it Putting a product manager on a teaminvites everyone else to delegatethe product thinking away, which iswhy she does not hire them. Last stated 12 months ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a productmanager only against a specificneed, never by default. Last stated a month ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: You probably only have one good idea in your whole product, and the job is getting the user to experience it as fast as possible. — tap to centre the map on it You probably only have one good ideain your whole product, and the jobis getting the user to experience itas fast as possible. Last stated 3 months ago 27 May 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reaching product-market fit requires deliberately not acting on the feedback of many of your early users, at the same time as listening intensely. — tap to centre the map on it Reaching product-market fit requiresdeliberately not acting on thefeedback of many of your earlyusers, at the same time as listeningintensely. Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Prompt engineering is not a durable skill, because a good product is one that works for the user who never learned to phrase a question. — tap to centre the map on it Prompt engineering is not a durableskill, because a good product is onethat works for the user who neverlearned to phrase a question. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working at a company turns you into a power user, which is why pattern matching fails and even an experienced growth leader is wrong all the time. — tap to centre the map on it Working at a company turns you intoa power user, which is why patternmatching fails and even anexperienced growth leader is wrongall the time. Last stated 11 months ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best product leaders are curators rather than visionaries: whose idea the strategy was does not matter, only that it is great and everyone has bought into it. — tap to centre the map on it The best product leaders arecurators rather than visionaries:whose idea the strategy was does notmatter, only that it is great andeveryone has bought into it. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot A/B test your way into a really great product. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot A/B test your way into areally great product. Last stated 12 months ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. — tap to centre the map on it Savings in time feel likesimplicity: when forced to wait,life seems unnecessarily complex. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match aframework for taste; almost nobodycan create one, and creating one isthe rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 4 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should find what the specshould be and build it in HTML andCSS themselves, not make a productmanager's spec look pretty. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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