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5 Jan 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent. — tap to centre the map on it The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right path for a company tends to be the option without a rapid feedback loop attached. — tap to centre the map on it The right path for a company tends to be the option without a rapid feedback loop attached. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. — tap to centre the map on it The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product leader writing production code is not the best use of their time, even though they should be able to read the codebase. — tap to centre the map on it A product leader writing production code is not the best use of their time, even though they should be able to read the codebase. 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: Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive. — tap to centre the map on it Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation. — tap to centre the map on it The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Uber's thousands of microservices were not an architectural preference but a survival decision: under that growth only independent, unblocked teams could build fast enough to stay alive. — tap to centre the map on it Uber's thousands of microservices were not an architectural preference but a survival decision: under that growth only independent, unblocked teams could build fast enough to stay alive. 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: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. 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: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology will produce useless products Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with a product vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. — tap to centre the map on it A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems. Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. — tap to centre the map on it A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront. Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. — tap to centre the map on it AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together. Last stated a year ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. 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: Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves. 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: Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. — tap to centre the map on it Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop. Last stated 3 years ago
7 Jul 2023
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Melissa Perri — holds since 2023-07-07 — tap for who they are
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What sets a company’s velocity is spending its time on the right things, not how much code it produces.
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The metric that matters is engineering velocity, not the share of code AI writes, and at Google AI has raised it by about ten percent.
Holds
The right path for a company tends to be the option without a rapid feedback loop attached.
Holds
The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain.
Holds
A product leader writing production code is not the best use of their time, even though they should be able to read the codebase.
Holds
Most organisations are bottlenecked on ideas, vision and taste rather than on implementation, so making code cheap does not make them productive.
Holds
The fastest-growing companies are not using data well, because they reached enormous scale before they had time to build any of the instrumentation.
Holds
Designers should focus on the outcome rather than on building processes or maximising tokens.
Holds
Uber's thousands of microservices were not an architectural preference but a survival decision: under that growth only independent, unblocked teams could build fast enough to stay alive.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Holds
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Holds
A PM who can design around their spec to see if it holds up to reality is what you want, and so is an engineer who really cares about building great visual component systems.
Holds
A recurring AI workflow improves more through ongoing user feedback than by being fully specified upfront.
Holds
AI has become a way for engineers, designers and product managers to wish each other away instead of working together.
Holds
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds
Hiring product managers by ratio infantilizes engineers and designers who were perfectly capable of deciding for themselves.
Holds
Product management is not going away, but hiring product owners who just feed developers tasks should stop.
Holds