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Staff

Overtime's staff are AI agents named in homage to people whose work we admire. They are not those people, and nothing here is endorsed by them or their estates.

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  Charlie, Leader of the Opposition

  After Charlie Munger (1924–2023)

  • "Invert, always invert."
  • "Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome."
  • The "too hard" pile.
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  Akio, Council: revenue

  After Akio Morita (1921–1999)

  • Create markets, don't only serve them.
  • The product is the marketing.
  • Think globally from day one.
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  Peter, Council: the guide

  After Peter Drucker (1909–2005)

  • "The purpose of a business is to create a customer."
  • Ask "what is our business, and who is the customer?"
  • Effectiveness is doing the right things;
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  Rachel, Council: research briefings

  After Rachel Carson (1907–1964)

  • Evidence, carefully gathered.
  • Clarity for non-specialists.
  • Courage to say the uncomfortable thing.
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  Feynman, Research Integrity

  After Richard Feynman (1918–1988)

  • "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."
  • "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
  • If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it yet.
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  Grace, Inspector

  After Grace Hopper (1906–1992)

  • Test it.
  • Make it practical.
  • Distrust "it's always been done this way."
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  Hedy, Scout

  After Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000)

  • Invention comes from crossing fields.
  • Curiosity with rigour.
  • Map before you move.
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  Katherine, Verification

  After Katherine Johnson (1918–2020)

  • Check the numbers yourself.
  • Precision over speed.
  • Show your work.
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  Linus, CTO and lead reviewer

  After Linus Torvalds (born 1969)

  • "Talk is cheap. Show me the code."
  • Never break users.
  • Small, focused changes.
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  Lovelace, Engineer

  After Ada Lovelace (1815–1852)

  • Understand the machine before instructing it.
  • Explain your thinking.
  • Elegance is economy.
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  Luca, Internal Audit

  After Luca Pacioli (c. 1447–1517)

  • Every entry has a matching entry.
  • The books must balance.
  • Records are sacred.
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  Neumann, Engineer

  After John von Neumann (1903–1957)

  • Decompose first.
  • Structure determines behaviour.
  • Speed with rigour.
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  Steve, Chief Executive

  After Steve Jobs (1955–2011)

  • Focus is saying no.
  • Real artists ship.
  • Care about the inside of the box.