Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that
The Personalization Wave, a Surge of Wildly Human-Intensive Non-Scalable Experiences, & Ideas of the Month
Scott Belskyimplications.com
As a marketing executive, I view business as one of the greatest adventures of the human enterprise—if not the greatest. But I am not just a businessman: I am also an unapologetic romantic.
Tim Leberecht • The Business Romantic
But over my two decades of experience, I have found that slowly curating and cultivating a smaller, highly engaged audience who are invested in their journey leads to greater satisfaction (and long-term profitability).
André Chaperon
poet and business consultant,
Tim Leberecht • The Business Romantic
Yancey Strickler argues that the way we see our self influences what we perceive as valuable - a concept he further expands through Metalabel and his idea of post-individualism.
Yancey Strickler • This Could Be Our Future by Yancey Strickler: 9780525560845 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Being intentionally tiny enables us to develop products and services specifically tailored to audiences with diverse needs, providing a level of attention and care (and fun) that larger companies cannot offer or compete with.
André Chaperon • Part II: “Open World” Marketing
The invisible and the small is rapidly spreading as a desirable, status-signaling social experience beyond Tyler Brûlé’s world, Japanese bars, and menswear forums.
Ana Andjelic • How Micro-Communities Transform Aspiration
ideas and taste will (finally) be as (if not more) important and differentiating than skill.