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← The processes organisations build to make work uniform are usually the same processes that slow the work down.
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22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The larger an organisation, the less flexible it is and the more its designs copy it. — tap to centre the map on it The larger an organisation, the less flexible it is and the more its designs copy it.
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Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Design teams work better structured around giving designers broad scope than around features and narrow parts of the pie. — tap to centre the map on it Design teams work better structured around giving designers broad scope than around features and narrow parts of the pie. 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: Building for quality is a slow, smooth process that gets you to release quicker — tap to centre the map on it Building for quality is a slow, smooth process that gets you to release quicker Last stated 3 years ago
18 Dec 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Organisational fixes are slow because they have to drain years of accumulated state, and that same slowness is what makes them durable once they take. — tap to centre the map on it Organisational fixes are slow because they have to drain years of accumulated state, and that same slowness is what makes them durable once they take. Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should lean into the chaos, develop new ways of working and continuously update, rather than cling to a structured process. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should lean into the chaos, develop new ways of working and continuously update, rather than cling to a structured process. Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Per-engineer productivity inevitably declines somewhat as an organization and its codebase grow — tap to centre the map on it Per-engineer productivity inevitably declines somewhat as an organization and its codebase grow Last stated 2 years ago
21 May 2024
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2024-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In interviews, casual and scrappy working files give a lot of signal in the way people talk about what they designed. — tap to centre the map on it In interviews, casual and scrappy working files give a lot of signal in the way people talk about what they designed. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well. — tap to centre the map on it If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — 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
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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
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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
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — 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
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — 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
Same subject: A company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort Last stated 2 years ago
19 Mar 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve — tap to centre the map on it A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve Last stated 11 years ago
22 Sept 2015
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Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — tap for who they are
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The processes organisations build to make work uniform are usually the same processes that slow the work down.
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The larger an organisation, the less flexible it is and the more its designs copy it.
Last stated c. 1968
Holds
Design teams work better structured around giving designers broad scope than around features and narrow parts of the pie.
Holds
Building for quality is a slow, smooth process that gets you to release quicker
Holds
Organisational fixes are slow because they have to drain years of accumulated state, and that same slowness is what makes them durable once they take.
Holds
Designers should lean into the chaos, develop new ways of working and continuously update, rather than cling to a structured process.
Holds
Per-engineer productivity inevitably declines somewhat as an organization and its codebase grow
Holds
In interviews, casual and scrappy working files give a lot of signal in the way people talk about what they designed.
Holds
If building the organisation is nobody’s first job, it will not get done well.
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
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 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 company needs someone who cares about the outcome above the effort
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds
A growth mindset means telling students the truth about their achievement and helping them improve
Holds