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← Users generally have a more accurate and detailed model of their needs than manufacturers have.

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Everything filed under customer demand customer demand Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under design design Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Users generally have a more accurate and detailed model of their needs than manufacturers have. Users generally have a more accurate anddetailed model of their needs thanmanufacturers have. EH Eric von Hippel — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Models are getting better at design but are still really far from having good taste, so the designer makes up for that by asking for sheer volume of options. — tap to centre the map on it Models are getting better at designbut are still really far from havinggood taste, so the designer makes upfor that by asking for sheer volumeof options. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The better the context and understanding of the people making decisions, the better the products probably are. — tap to centre the map on it The better the context andunderstanding of the people makingdecisions, the better the productsprobably are. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Users who innovate can get exactly what they want instead of relying on manufacturers as imperfect agents. — tap to centre the map on it Users who innovate can get exactlywhat they want instead of relying onmanufacturers as imperfect agents. EH Eric von Hippel — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Customers often request solutions that are not actually what should be built. — tap to centre the map on it Customers often request solutionsthat are not actually what should bebuilt. Last stated a year ago 18 Jul 2025 JE Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The right response to more capable models is not more shipped features; it is spending that capability on understanding users and prototyping, so what ships actually works. — tap to centre the map on it The right response to more capablemodels is not more shipped features;it is spending that capability onunderstanding users and prototyping,so what ships actually works. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 TS Thariq Shihipar — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: What users actually do matters far more than what they say in a product/market fit survey. — tap to centre the map on it What users actually do matters farmore than what they say in aproduct/market fit survey. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 SE Sean Ellis — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: In most technology-driven industries, capability advantages are held for longer and are harder to fast-follow than is the case with AI models. — tap to centre the map on it In most technology-drivenindustries, capability advantagesare held for longer and are harderto fast-follow than is the case withAI models. Last stated 7 months ago 26 Mar 2026 SK Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The industry was right to focus on model intelligence, but has not yet thought enough about giving a model more context than any person could have so it can advise on big decisions. — tap to centre the map on it The industry was right to focus onmodel intelligence, but has not yetthought enough about giving a modelmore context than any person couldhave so it can advise on bigdecisions. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: "The market wasn't ready" is kind of meaningless, because a founder who had looked for demand could have found something. — tap to centre the map on it "The market wasn't ready" is kind ofmeaningless, because a founder whohad looked for demand could havefound something. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A felt want stays theoretical until the action of businessmen turns it into effective demand. — tap to centre the map on it A felt want stays theoretical untilthe action of businessmen turns itinto effective demand. PD Peter Drucker — holds since c. 1954 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product that people can hack or misuse helps its builder learn where to take it next. — tap to centre the map on it A product that people can hack ormisuse helps its builder learn whereto take it next. Last stated 9 months ago 19 Feb 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A business book tends to see everyproblem through its author's trade:a salesperson's solves everythingwith sales, a marketer's withmarketing. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies. — tap to centre the map on it A business can be thought of as afactory that produces case studies. Last stated 6 months ago 25 Apr 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it A business's only real competitionis its own costs, not thealternatives on the market, becausestaying in business means makingmore than you spend. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup that unblocks latent demand on many people's to-do lists can grow insanely fast. — tap to centre the map on it A startup that unblocks latentdemand on many people's to-do listscan grow insanely fast. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Counter-positioning exists only when an incumbent cannot copy what makes a challenger better without damaging its own existing business. — tap to centre the map on it Counter-positioning exists only whenan incumbent cannot copy what makesa challenger better without damagingits own existing business. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 PM Packy McCormick — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demand is so hard to conjure that founders should find it and choose their tactics from the demand side. — tap to centre the map on it Demand is so hard to conjure thatfounders should find it and choosetheir tactics from the demand side. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
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