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Read this korrent: The industry's promotion ladder took its best product people and promoted them out of doing the work.
The industry's promotion ladder took its best product people and promoted them out of doing the work.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making management the only path to career progression is a mistake that costs a company the senior engineers it needs. — tap to centre the map on it
Making management the only path to career progression is a mistake that costs a company the senior engineers it needs.
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Oct 2021
CM
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: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No project run by a manager who privately thinks it is a bad idea has ever turned out wildly successful. — tap to centre the map on it
No project run by a manager who privately thinks it is a bad idea has ever turned out wildly successful.
Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing. — tap to centre the map on it
In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing.
Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder. — tap to centre the map on it
People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder.
Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Venture boards govern badly because a VC director's interest in winning the next deal outweighs their interest in this company. — tap to centre the map on it
Venture boards govern badly because a VC director's interest in winning the next deal outweighs their interest in this company.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Interviews reward presentation; only a hands-on case study shows how fast a candidate's thinking decays. — tap to centre the map on it
Interviews reward presentation; only a hands-on case study shows how fast a candidate's thinking decays.
Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — 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 4 months ago
15 May 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are
JE
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 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
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The industry's promotion ladder took its best product people and promoted them out of doing the work.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
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Making management the only path to career progression is a mistake that costs a company the senior engineers it needs.
Last stated 9 Oct 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds CM Charity MajorsCF Camille Fournier
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A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Similar wording
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds CF Camille Fournier
Similar wording
No project run by a manager who privately thinks it is a bad idea has ever turned out wildly successful.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
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In the best working relationships the manager is a guide, not a judge deciding whether you deserve a promotion or a firing.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Similar wording
People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Similar wording
Venture boards govern badly because a VC director's interest in winning the next deal outweighs their interest in this company.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds BA Bill Ackman
Similar wording
Interviews reward presentation; only a hands-on case study shows how fast a candidate's thinking decays.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
Same subject: politics
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: politics
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
Same subject: politics
AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI.
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds MB Miles Brundage
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 · 4 months ago
No longer holds JE 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 · 5 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: libertarianism
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Same subject: libertarianism
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds PT Peter Thiel