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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 29 Sept 2026.
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startups Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: When a company fails, the board is to blame rather than the CEO. When a company fails, the board is to blame rather than the CEO. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
BA
Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix. — tap to centre the map on it Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix. Last stated 14 years ago
13 Jan 2013
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Firing a chief executive for bad results is several levels of wrong; the question is what company they carved out of the opportunity they were handed. — tap to centre the map on it Firing a chief executive for bad results is several levels of wrong; the question is what company they carved out of the opportunity they were handed. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hiring a head of growth to reverse a declining business is destined to fail, because the cause of the decline is deeper than the missing team. — tap to centre the map on it Hiring a head of growth to reverse a declining business is destined to fail, because the cause of the decline is deeper than the missing team. 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: Deep tech companies rarely fail because the technology does not work; they fail because nobody built the systems to run the organisation around it. — tap to centre the map on it Deep tech companies rarely fail because the technology does not work; they fail because nobody built the systems to run the organisation around it. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear. — tap to centre the map on it People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear. Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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
CM
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
PM
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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When a company fails, the board is to blame rather than the CEO.
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The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak
Holds
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Holds
Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix.
Holds
Firing a chief executive for bad results is several levels of wrong; the question is what company they carved out of the opportunity they were handed.
Holds
Hiring a head of growth to reverse a declining business is destined to fail, because the cause of the decline is deeper than the missing team.
Holds
Deep tech companies rarely fail because the technology does not work; they fail because nobody built the systems to run the organisation around it.
Holds
People should take on far more accountability, because in modern society failure is not that much to fear.
Holds
A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
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