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Read this korrent: The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers.
The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. — tap to centre the map on it
A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 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 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 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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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
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Melissa Perri — holds since 2023-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hiring is a cost for SaaS startups — tap to centre the map on it
Hiring is a cost for SaaS startups
Last stated 4 years ago
3 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. — tap to centre the map on it
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy. — tap to centre the map on it
The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box. — tap to centre the map on it
A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. — tap to centre the map on it
A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it
Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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 a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own.
Last stated 5 months ago
15 May 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are
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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 spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tamar Yehoshua
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Same subject: startups, product management, hiring
A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tamar Yehoshua
Same subject: design, product management, hiring
Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: product management, hiring
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: product management, hiring
Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop.
Last stated 7 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Melissa Perri
Same subject: startups, hiring
Hiring is a cost for SaaS startups
Last stated 3 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: startups, product management
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: startups, product management
The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: design, hiring
A design team should be well rounded, with many different strengths, because no single designer checks every box.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: venture capital
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: venture capital
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jamie Dimon
Same subject: simplicity
A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Stephen Wolfram
Same subject: CSS
Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dave Rupert
Same subject: CSS
Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own.
Last stated 15 May 2026 · 5 months ago
No longer holds Julia Evans
Same subject: CSS
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.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson