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7 Feb 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small teams can do incredible things when they embrace their constraints — tap to centre the map on it Small teams can do incredible things when they embrace their constraints Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that releases infrequently gets worse at releasing over time. — tap to centre the map on it A team that releases infrequently gets worse at releasing over time. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit. — tap to centre the map on it The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
CV
Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a big company there is no such thing as a small feature, because every little thing eventually becomes its own team. — tap to centre the map on it In a big company there is no such thing as a small feature, because every little thing eventually becomes its own team. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The competitive threat to a small software company is a team of two or four working under the same constraints, never the behemoth. — tap to centre the map on it The competitive threat to a small software company is a team of two or four working under the same constraints, never the behemoth. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If every growth initiative is an experiment, the team has a paralysing disease rather than a process. — tap to centre the map on it If every growth initiative is an experiment, the team has a paralysing disease rather than a process. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small teams should remove all unnecessary complexity — tap to centre the map on it Small teams should remove all unnecessary complexity Last stated 2 years ago
29 Apr 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. — tap to centre the map on it "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. — tap to centre the map on it A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancelling customer already survived an improbable gauntlet to buy, which makes churn an emotional emergency before it is ever a metric. — tap to centre the map on it A cancelling customer already survived an improbable gauntlet to buy, which makes churn an emotional emergency before it is ever a metric. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — 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 2 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 2 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 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI adoption is causing a shortage of CPUs, making them difficult to source and increasing prices. — tap to centre the map on it AI adoption is causing a shortage of CPUs, making them difficult to source and increasing prices. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
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Throwing bigger teams at software problems usually makes them bigger
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Small teams can do incredible things when they embrace their constraints
Holds
A team that releases infrequently gets worse at releasing over time.
Holds
The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit.
Holds
In a big company there is no such thing as a small feature, because every little thing eventually becomes its own team.
Holds
The competitive threat to a small software company is a team of two or four working under the same constraints, never the behemoth.
Holds
If every growth initiative is an experiment, the team has a paralysing disease rather than a process.
Holds
Small teams should remove all unnecessary complexity
Holds
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Holds
"Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought.
Holds
A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain.
Holds
A cancelling customer already survived an improbable gauntlet to buy, which makes churn an emotional emergency before it is ever a metric.
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
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again.
Holds
AI adoption is causing a shortage of CPUs, making them difficult to source and increasing prices.
Holds
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Holds