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27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job of product has always been to be a bridge between the real problems people have and the technology that can solve them. — tap to centre the map on it The job of product has always been to be a bridge between the real problems people have and the technology that can solve them. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tools such as agents can help do the job of product, but the job itself is solving customer problems and achieving business outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Tools such as agents can help do the job of product, but the job itself is solving customer problems and achieving business outcomes. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour. — tap to centre the map on it The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour. Last stated 5 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Half of the product job is saying no to another tab or sidebar item, and folding a proven experiment in without killing it too early. — tap to centre the map on it Half of the product job is saying no to another tab or sidebar item, and folding a proven experiment in without killing it too early. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ranking a product's problems, fixing them and looping again is like running your own training process towards product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it Ranking a product's problems, fixing them and looping again is like running your own training process towards product-market fit. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Procurement's job is not to kill a deal but to make sure it fits how the company needs to buy. — tap to centre the map on it Procurement's job is not to kill a deal but to make sure it fits how the company needs to buy. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who is not already product-first almost never becomes good at product afterwards. — tap to centre the map on it Someone who is not already product-first almost never becomes good at product afterwards. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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 3 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 3 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 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — 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
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
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The job of product is not to ship the immediate solution to a problem but to absorb all the problems and find the one solution that fixes fifty of them.
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The job of product has always been to be a bridge between the real problems people have and the technology that can solve them.
Holds
Tools such as agents can help do the job of product, but the job itself is solving customer problems and achieving business outcomes.
Holds
The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour.
Holds
Half of the product job is saying no to another tab or sidebar item, and folding a proven experiment in without killing it too early.
Holds
Ranking a product's problems, fixing them and looping again is like running your own training process towards product-market fit.
Holds
Procurement's job is not to kill a deal but to make sure it fits how the company needs to buy.
Holds
Someone who is not already product-first almost never becomes good at product afterwards.
Holds
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
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 CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
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