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10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's culture is largely shaped by its profit margins. — tap to centre the map on it A company's culture is largely shaped by its profit margins. Last stated a year ago
11 Jun 2025
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech culture is mining for productivity and it never feels like enough. — tap to centre the map on it Tech culture is mining for productivity and it never feels like enough. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Grant Lee — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making money and being principled are compatible, and the free culture movement should embrace companies that do both. — tap to centre the map on it Making money and being principled are compatible, and the free culture movement should embrace companies that do both. Last stated 20 years ago
31 Oct 2006
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Jimmy Wales — holds since 2006-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business should keep cushy margins, some blubber, so it can make mistakes without them mattering much. — tap to centre the map on it A business should keep cushy margins, some blubber, so it can make mistakes without them mattering much. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Feb 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's culture should let the most junior person overrule the most senior one with data, which is why the senior person should always speak last. — tap to centre the map on it A company's culture should let the most junior person overrule the most senior one with data, which is why the senior person should always speak last. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An organization's culture is the accumulated judgment built up over time, and that judgment is what helps people make good decisions about people, products, and the business. — tap to centre the map on it An organization's culture is the accumulated judgment built up over time, and that judgment is what helps people make good decisions about people, products, and the business. Last stated 5 years ago
1 Mar 2022
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Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor who never borrows against their securities can afford to think, because no fall in price can force them to sell. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who never borrows against their securities can afford to think, because no fall in price can force them to sell. 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: Netflix’s cultural rules were never ends in themselves: agency, accountability and pushing decisions deep into the organisation are the mechanism by which you get excellence. — tap to centre the map on it Netflix’s cultural rules were never ends in themselves: agency, accountability and pushing decisions deep into the organisation are the mechanism by which you get excellence. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. Last stated 11 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A margin of safety means paying a discount deep enough that being wrong about what a company is worth still leaves you whole. — tap to centre the map on it A margin of safety means paying a discount deep enough that being wrong about what a company is worth still leaves you whole. 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: 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 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 a month 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 rule for a company's culture is to only ever make deposits and never deliberately make a withdrawal.
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A company's culture is largely shaped by its profit margins.
Holds
Tech culture is mining for productivity and it never feels like enough.
Holds
Making money and being principled are compatible, and the free culture movement should embrace companies that do both.
Holds
A business should keep cushy margins, some blubber, so it can make mistakes without them mattering much.
Holds
A company's culture should let the most junior person overrule the most senior one with data, which is why the senior person should always speak last.
Holds
An organization's culture is the accumulated judgment built up over time, and that judgment is what helps people make good decisions about people, products, and the business.
Holds
An investor who never borrows against their securities can afford to think, because no fall in price can force them to sell.
Holds
Netflix’s cultural rules were never ends in themselves: agency, accountability and pushing decisions deep into the organisation are the mechanism by which you get excellence.
Holds
A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires.
Holds
A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack.
Holds
A margin of safety means paying a discount deep enough that being wrong about what a company is worth still leaves you whole.
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 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