A quote from Mitchell Hashimoto
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Mitchell Hashimoto states that 90% of Technical Decision Makers are primarily motivated by not getting fired, leading enterprises to blindly follow Gartner/McKinsey trends with defensive products like 'Context Engine for AI Apps'.
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- 90% of TDMs are motivated by avoiding termination, not technical passion.
- Enterprises launch 'Context Engine for AI Apps' due to Gartner's 'AI strategy' r
- Hashimoto criticizes TDMs for working 9-5 and never thinking about technology.
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This post quotes Mitchell Hashimoto on the motivation of Technical Decision Makers.
90% of TDMs are motivated by avoiding termination, not innovation.
Enterprises blindly follow analyst trends with products like 'Context Engine for AI Apps'.
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- 技术决策者动机
- 动机
- 避免被解雇
- 企业行为
- 跟随分析师趋势
- 案例
- Context Engine for AI Apps
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90% of TDMs are motivated primarily by NOT GETTING FIRED, not by technical passion.
Enterprises launch 'Context Engine for AI Apps' due to Gartner's 'AI strategy' report.
Hashimoto notes TDMs work 9-5, get paid, go home, and never think about work again.
A quote from Mitchell Hashimoto
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12th May 2026
The thing about 90% of TDMs [Technical Decision Makers] is that they're motivated primarily by NOT GETTING FIRED. These aren't people who browser Lobsters or push to GH on the weekend. These are people that work 9 to 5, get paid, go home, and NEVER THINK ABOUT WORK AGAIN. So to achieve all that, they follow secular trends supported by analysts and broad public sentiment. Oh, Gartner said that "AI strategy" is most important? McKinsey said "context" needs to be managed? Well, "Context Engine for AI Apps" is going to be defensible. Buy it.
— Mitchell Hashimoto, in a conversation about the design of the Redis homepage
Posted 12th May 2026 at 10:21 pm
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