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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 10 Sept 2026.
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startups 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: Switching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path. Switching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work. — tap to centre the map on it People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider. — tap to centre the map on it Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Oct 2021
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the AI change is real, individual contributors should be paid more than managers. — tap to centre the map on it If the AI change is real, individual contributors should be paid more than managers. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies should offer dual career tracks so product managers can advance without becoming people managers. — tap to centre the map on it Companies should offer dual career tracks so product managers can advance without becoming people managers. Last stated 9 months ago
7 Jan 2026
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Ken Norton — holds since 2026-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As people become more senior in an organization, it demands more of their time and attention, leaving less room for individual contributor work. — tap to centre the map on it As people become more senior in an organization, it demands more of their time and attention, leaving less room for individual contributor work. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Dec 2023
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2023-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. — tap to centre the map on it AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Engineering and management cannot both be improved at once, so a new manager has to stop trying to be the senior engineer as well. — tap to centre the map on it Engineering and management cannot both be improved at once, so a new manager has to stop trying to be the senior engineer as well. Last stated 5 years ago
9 Oct 2021
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Charity Majors — holds since 2017-05-11 — tap for who they are
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2021-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work — tap to centre the map on it People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work Last stated 3 years ago
25 May 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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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 6 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 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 company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
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Switching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path.
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People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work.
Holds
Passing tasks to a team without the context behind them tells them they are the doers and the manager is the decider.
Holds
If the AI change is real, individual contributors should be paid more than managers.
Holds
Companies should offer dual career tracks so product managers can advance without becoming people managers.
Holds
As people become more senior in an organization, it demands more of their time and attention, leaving less room for individual contributor work.
Holds
AI gives an individual contributor so much leverage that one very senior product manager beats three entry-level ones.
Holds
Engineering and management cannot both be improved at once, so a new manager has to stop trying to be the senior engineer as well.
Holds
People who manage product managers should still spend almost all of their own time doing individual contributor work
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
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 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 company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Holds