Category: Observations
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Packaging as a Competitive Advantage: How Graza is Redefining Olive Oil with a Simple Innovation
One of the best examples I’ve recently come across of using packaging as a primary differentiator is an olive oil startup called Graza. Their innovation? A squeezy bottle to dispense olive oil. Think about the last time you tried pouring olive oil from a traditional bottle with a large round opening. Chances are, you either…
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Tesla’s Air Quality Index (AQI) Feature: A Breath of Fresh Air
One of the nifty little feature I’ve been enjoying on my Tesla lately is the recent addition of the AQI right on the central dashboard. For the uninitiated, Air Quality Index (AQI) measures air quality, ranging from 0 to over 400, with 0-50 being the “good” range where air pollution poses little to no risk.…
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The Curious Case of AB 1276 and How the Usual Suspects – DoorDash, UberEats, GrubHub – Fare
Last week, I received a mail from the City of San Jose explaining California Assembly Bill (AB) 1276. While California often gets flak for being overly liberal and protective of the environment, this policy genuinely stood out to me as an example of smart regulation. AB 1276 requires all retail food facilities and food delivery…
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The Power of Small UX Tweaks: YouTube’s Smart Subtitles Positioning
This weekend, I finally got around to catching up on some classic movies I hadn’t had time to watch yet. I settled on The Departed, and in hindsight, it couldn’t have been a better pick. Aside from Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio’s phenomenal acting, one surprising detail stood out for me—subtitle positioning! Yes, you read…
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A Classic Product Management Dilemma: Should Google Launch a Standalone Gemini App?
Last night, I was searching for Gemini App—Google’s LLM Assistant—on my iPhone 15 App Store. The search results stumped me a bit! I was shown two similarly named apps— 1. “Gem AI: Ask AI Chat Anything”, and 2. “GemAI: AI Chat & AI Assistant.” In fact, searching explicitly for “gemini by Google” change little to…