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Everything filed under management management Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under design design Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The biggest risk in a large project is failing to raise the alarm early enough, and a concrete plan is the best defense against that. The biggest risk in a large project isfailing to raise the alarm early enough,and a concrete plan is the best defenseagainst that. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Mar 2025 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2025-03-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most projects fail before they even begin because the activation energy required to start is too high. — tap to centre the map on it Most projects fail before they evenbegin because the activation energyrequired to start is too high. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmapping and pure iteration areboth failure modes; a product teamhas to keep stretching out tostrategy and compressing back intoshipping. Last stated 3 months ago 2 Aug 2026 TV Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A rail megaproject led by an internationally renowned architect tends to cost too much and end up unlikely to be functional. — tap to centre the map on it A rail megaproject led by aninternationally renowned architecttends to cost too much and end upunlikely to be functional. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jul 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The danger with expropriation is doing it on too small a scale to last — tap to centre the map on it The danger with expropriation isdoing it on too small a scale tolast PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: An ideology's greatest danger can be premature foreclosure of possibilities disguised as rigorous decisions, rather than outright irrationality. — tap to centre the map on it An ideology's greatest danger can bepremature foreclosure ofpossibilities disguised as rigorousdecisions, rather than outrightirrationality. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The failure mode of experienced engineers with AI is over-specifying: telling the model to do the task exactly the way they would have done it. — tap to centre the map on it The failure mode of experiencedengineers with AI isover-specifying: telling the modelto do the task exactly the way theywould have done it. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Corporate communications" is now an oxymoron, since nothing meaningful can be communicated by a faceless committee. — tap to centre the map on it "Corporate communications" is now anoxymoron, since nothing meaningfulcan be communicated by a facelesscommittee. Last stated 3 years ago 19 Mar 2024 LM Lulu Cheng Meservey — holds since 2024-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out oftheir way" is bad management advice;leaders should stay closelyinvolved, building trust and workingthrough hard problems with theirpeople to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 CR Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding people to a design effort does not simply add productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Adding people to a design effortdoes not simply add productivity. MC Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agencyindividual contributors with blurredroles, and the coordinating manageris not needed until it is time topolish. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Mar 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI;they are about badly run companiesputting an AI label on having hiredtoo many people. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it A portfolio that could beone-shotted, or that looks veryfamiliar next to someone else's, isgoing to put hiring managers off. Last stated a month ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it An obsession with titles is whatwill screw people over. Last stated 7 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it Better organizations recruit moreeffectively, because most peoplewant to work for a high-qualityorganization Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The biggest risk in a large project is failing to raise the alarm early enough, and a concrete plan is the best defense against that. Last stated 16 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Ben Kuhn Read this korrent →