Product Lost by @hipcityreg | Reggie James | Substack

TLDR: Silicon Valley has been de-mystified, but you’re asking “where’s the magic?” // One thing I’ve been meditating on in Tokyo is “de-mystification” Silicon Valley has a lot of lore. A lot of “how did they do that”-isms that we love and respect and reference constantly Overtime this has been shed to some degree. There are equal private and pu... See more

We are in an age of noise.

The frameworks that got us here, of jobs-to-be-done or product-market fit, will be insufficient going forward. For founders to have extraordinary outcomes, they will have to find alpha in markets that aren’t easily understood.

Which is to say, technology alone won’t be enough. The other essential ingredient will be taste.... See more

Code is cheap. Money now chases utility wrapped in taste, function sculpted with beautiful form, and technology framed in artistry.

But what exactly is taste? The dictionary says it’s the ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard . But who sets that standard? Taste may be subjective, but within a given culture or co... See more