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Read this korrent: The best leaders don't just fit into an existing company culture — their own skills and behavior actively define what that culture is.
The best leaders don't just fit into an existing company culture — their own skills and behavior actively define what that culture is.
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Mar 2022
GB
Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great product leaders cannot be reliably identified through an interview; you only find out by hiring them and seeing what happens. — tap to centre the map on it
Great product leaders cannot be reliably identified through an interview; you only find out by hiring them and seeing what happens.
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Mar 2022
GB
Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good leadership is defined by presence, curiosity, and authenticity rather than always having the right answer. — tap to centre the map on it
Good leadership is defined by presence, curiosity, and authenticity rather than always having the right answer.
Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2025
KN
Ken Norton — holds since 2025-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great companies need bold, hands-on leaders who live and breathe the stuff they make — tap to centre the map on it
Great companies need bold, hands-on leaders who live and breathe the stuff they make
Last stated a year ago
22 Sept 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product leader must always be able to say what comes after the current strategy, not just execute it. — tap to centre the map on it
A product leader must always be able to say what comes after the current strategy, not just execute it.
Last stated 5 years ago
10 Mar 2022
GB
Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-03-10 — 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 are curators rather than visionaries: whose idea the strategy was does not matter, only that it is great and everyone has bought into it.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people running companies are selected for resembling a leader rather than for being effective at anything. — tap to centre the map on it
The people running companies are selected for resembling a leader rather than for being effective at anything.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership. — tap to centre the map on it
It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Jul 2024
BK
Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-21 — 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
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it
A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
JS
Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. — tap to centre the map on it
A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — 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
JL
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 11 months ago
20 Oct 2025
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved.
Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
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The best leaders don't just fit into an existing company culture — their own skills and behavior actively define what that culture is.
Last stated 1 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Gibson Biddle
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Great product leaders cannot be reliably identified through an interview; you only find out by hiring them and seeing what happens.
Last stated 1 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Gibson Biddle
Similar wording
Good leadership is defined by presence, curiosity, and authenticity rather than always having the right answer.
Last stated 2 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Similar wording
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Similar wording
Great companies need bold, hands-on leaders who live and breathe the stuff they make
Last stated 22 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
A product leader must always be able to say what comes after the current strategy, not just execute it.
Last stated 10 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Gibson Biddle
Similar wording
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.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
Similar wording
The people running companies are selected for resembling a leader rather than for being effective at anything.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
Similar wording
It is rare to find one person who is great at every dimension of team leadership.
Last stated 21 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: product management
A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Jason Snell
Same subject: startups
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: startups
A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: startups
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: design
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Last stated 18 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Jason Liu
Same subject: design
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Last stated 20 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Frank Chimero
Same subject: design
AI has made individuals capable enough that the boundaries between engineer, designer, researcher and product manager should be dissolved.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo