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23 Sept 2022
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Charity Majors — holds since 2022-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hierarchy is not intrinsically authoritarian: it is a property of self-organising systems that emerges for the benefit of the parts. — tap to centre the map on it Hierarchy is not intrinsically authoritarian: it is a property of self-organising systems that emerges for the benefit of the parts. 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: An excellent organisation is significantly more likely to succeed than a weaker one, so organisational strength belongs in the decision about where to give. — tap to centre the map on it An excellent organisation is significantly more likely to succeed than a weaker one, so organisational strength belongs in the decision about where to give. Last stated 12 years ago
17 Dec 2014
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Elie Hassenfeld — holds since 2014-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers on a large team have to collaborate, share and build on one another's work rather than going off into their own silos, because that is how the org chart gets shipped. — tap to centre the map on it Designers on a large team have to collaborate, share and build on one another's work rather than going off into their own silos, because that is how the org chart gets shipped. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An organization that demands trust ends up with less of it than one that shows its work instead. — tap to centre the map on it An organization that demands trust ends up with less of it than one that shows its work instead. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Organizations are a better hope than individuals for improving judgment, because they think more slowly and have procedures that can be controlled, while individual judgment is really hard to fix. — tap to centre the map on it Organizations are a better hope than individuals for improving judgment, because they think more slowly and have procedures that can be controlled, while individual judgment is really hard to fix. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
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Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — 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 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
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 designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
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Treating the org chart as a ladder on which higher is always better is the central lie of hierarchy.
Holds Read this korrent →
Hierarchy is not intrinsically authoritarian: it is a property of self-organising systems that emerges for the benefit of the parts.
Holds
An excellent organisation is significantly more likely to succeed than a weaker one, so organisational strength belongs in the decision about where to give.
Holds
Designers on a large team have to collaborate, share and build on one another's work rather than going off into their own silos, because that is how the org chart gets shipped.
Holds
An organization that demands trust ends up with less of it than one that shows its work instead.
Holds
Organizations are a better hope than individuals for improving judgment, because they think more slowly and have procedures that can be controlled, while individual judgment is really hard to fix.
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
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 designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing.
Holds