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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 29 Sept 2026.
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21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation. — tap to centre the map on it Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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: The discourse about who is taking whose job misses the point; the takeaway should be that it has never been easier to extend one's capabilities as a product leader. — tap to centre the map on it The discourse about who is taking whose job misses the point; the takeaway should be that it has never been easier to extend one's capabilities as a product leader. Last stated 5 months ago
12 May 2026
KB
Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership. — tap to centre the map on it Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
ML
Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best leaders don't just fit into an existing company culture — their own skills and behavior actively define what that culture is. — tap to centre the map on it 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: Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do. — tap to centre the map on it Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
JE
Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader has to hire people they would want to work for, strong talent trusted to go do the work and do it really well. — tap to centre the map on it A leader has to hire people they would want to work for, strong talent trusted to go do the work and do it really well. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them. — tap to centre the map on it A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — 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
DM
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
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being skilled in statistics makes a person more employable in tech and consulting, not just academia. — tap to centre the map on it Being skilled in statistics makes a person more employable in tech and consulting, not just academia. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers looking for a role need to demonstrate that they understand AI systems and are actually building something with them. — tap to centre the map on it Designers looking for a role need to demonstrate that they understand AI systems and are actually building something with them. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
KP
Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Experienced people should use their access to connect, refer and sponsor newcomers, not just give advice — tap to centre the map on it Experienced people should use their access to connect, refer and sponsor newcomers, not just give advice
JP
Josh Puckett — holds since c. 2026 — tap for who they are
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The people running companies are selected for resembling a leader rather than for being effective at anything.
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Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation.
Holds
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Holds
The discourse about who is taking whose job misses the point; the takeaway should be that it has never been easier to extend one's capabilities as a product leader.
Holds
Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership.
Holds
The best leaders don't just fit into an existing company culture — their own skills and behavior actively define what that culture is.
Holds
Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do.
Holds
A leader has to hire people they would want to work for, strong talent trusted to go do the work and do it really well.
Holds
A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them.
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
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds
Being skilled in statistics makes a person more employable in tech and consulting, not just academia.
Holds
Designers looking for a role need to demonstrate that they understand AI systems and are actually building something with them.
Holds
Experienced people should use their access to connect, refer and sponsor newcomers, not just give advice
Last stated c. 2026
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