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16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding one more feature and asking marketing to push harder will not restart growth, even when the feature is great. — tap to centre the map on it Adding one more feature and asking marketing to push harder will not restart growth, even when the feature is great. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When teams clear out a backlog, they tend to pick the interesting items rather than the most important ones. — tap to centre the map on it When teams clear out a backlog, they tend to pick the interesting items rather than the most important ones. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Aug 2026
ML
Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a defeat people want encouragement, not a list of their mistakes — so a learning product should lead with what the user did well. — tap to centre the map on it After a defeat people want encouragement, not a list of their mistakes — so a learning product should lead with what the user did well. Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tooling has done something no earlier technology managed: pulled directors, VPs and SVPs back into building things with their own hands at the weekend. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has done something no earlier technology managed: pulled directors, VPs and SVPs back into building things with their own hands at the weekend. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation. — tap to centre the map on it An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction. — tap to centre the map on it Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore. — tap to centre the map on it Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore. Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are increasingly arriving at the same ideas simultaneously, removing the gradient that let new ideas spread from an originator outward. — tap to centre the map on it People are increasingly arriving at the same ideas simultaneously, removing the gradient that let new ideas spread from an originator outward. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology will produce useless products Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with a product vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. — tap to centre the map on it A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. — tap to centre the map on it A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. — tap to centre the map on it AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. Last stated a year ago
20 Oct 2025
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — 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 product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. — tap to centre the map on it Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. Last stated 3 years ago
7 Jul 2023
MP
Melissa Perri — holds since 2023-07-07 — tap for who they are
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Striking down the boring blockers one by one moves retention and activation as visibly as any new feature does.
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Adding one more feature and asking marketing to push harder will not restart growth, even when the feature is great.
Holds
When teams clear out a backlog, they tend to pick the interesting items rather than the most important ones.
Holds
After a defeat people want encouragement, not a list of their mistakes — so a learning product should lead with what the user did well.
Holds
AI tooling has done something no earlier technology managed: pulled directors, VPs and SVPs back into building things with their own hands at the weekend.
Holds
An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation.
Holds
Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction.
Holds
Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore.
Holds
People are increasingly arriving at the same ideas simultaneously, removing the gradient that let new ideas spread from an originator outward.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Holds
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Holds
A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems.
Holds
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Holds
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Holds
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds
Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.
Holds
Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop.
Holds