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Read this korrent: Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of.
Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of.
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: Harvard's governance is broken because its self-perpetuating board can never be rebalanced from outside. — tap to centre the map on it
Harvard's governance is broken because its self-perpetuating board can never be rebalanced from outside.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
BA
Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology. — tap to centre the map on it
Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology.
Last stated 2 days ago
20 Oct 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it. — tap to centre the map on it
Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it.
Last stated 7 years ago
15 Aug 2019
AG
Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Practitioners must think for themselves, because business school professors and even Harvard Business Review cannot be counted on for sound arguments. — tap to centre the map on it
Practitioners must think for themselves, because business school professors and even Harvard Business Review cannot be counted on for sound arguments.
Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
RM
Roger Martin — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models have no research taste yet, which is why they complement researchers rather than replace them. — tap to centre the map on it
Models have no research taste yet, which is why they complement researchers rather than replace them.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world is shaped by how consistently incompetent governance is, and competent governance would remake it — tap to centre the map on it
The world is shaped by how consistently incompetent governance is, and competent governance would remake it
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
RH
Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be — tap to centre the map on it
A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be
Last stated 160 years ago
1 Feb 1867
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
BL
Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it
Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization
Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
MB
Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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Universities would be better run by business leaders than by academics the faculty approves of.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
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Harvard's governance is broken because its self-perpetuating board can never be rebalanced from outside.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Bill Ackman
Similar wording
Universities are too busy accommodating conservative interests to be able to indoctrinate anyone into Marxist ideology.
Last stated 20 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Similar wording
Academia has serious problems, but they are not as catastrophic as they look from outside it.
Last stated 15 Aug 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Alexey Guzey
Similar wording
Practitioners must think for themselves, because business school professors and even Harvard Business Review cannot be counted on for sound arguments.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Roger Martin
Similar wording
Models have no research taste yet, which is why they complement researchers rather than replace them.
Last stated 26 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Noam Brown
Similar wording
The world is shaped by how consistently incompetent governance is, and competent governance would remake it
Last stated 25 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Robin Hanson
Similar wording
There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Similar wording
A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be
Last stated 1 Feb 1867 · 160 years ago
Holds John Stuart Mill
Same subject: management
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: management
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Camille Fournier
Same subject: team size
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 25 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: team size
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: team size
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Last stated 14 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
Same subject: hiring
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin
Same subject: hiring
Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization
Last stated 12 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman