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Designers become the most important leaders of this new business era (which is why we see people like John Maeda joining firms like Kleiner Perkins, and funds like the Designer Fund emerging with a focus on designer-founded businesses). The success of companies in the Interface Layer will be designer-driven, and the greatest user experience (speed
... See moreScott Belsky • The Interface Layer: Where Design Commoditizes Tech
In "The End of Software" @cpaik gets it half right. He totally nails the arc of history (the availability of application software will explode) but it's worth asking "so what?"
Who win: new classes of companies to make order from chaos + take advantage of new markets
Who loses: founders + ... See more
See, Largan Precision doesn’t really care if their camera phone modules end up in iPhones or Galaxys or Lumias, or if they’re physically integrated by Foxconn or Quanta or Compal. They survive – and survive quite profitably – based solely on their ability to manufacture the best miniature cameras in the world. I remain convinced that the most succe... See more
stratechery.com • Publishers and the Smiling Curve
Technology is getting more advanced than ever, but people’s lives, paradoxically, don’t get any freer. Therefore, I believe the important role of human Curators is here to stay. If companies can integrate the Curator’s effect inside their app (like the example of Medium or Notion above), it’s likely they will enlarge their user base faster.
Tuan (Alan) Nguyen • How The Curator Economy Shapes Today’s Products
In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power.
Yuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Harpers.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
The Profile: The billionaire who lived a double life & the news giant cracking from within
The Profiletheprofile.substack.com