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Shades of Gray: “Insignificant” Details Set the Best Products Apart

by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA I just listened to the audiobook, “Apple: The First 50 Years” by David Pogue. I thought it was excellent! The audiobook mentioned a story that was also reported elsewhere (such as this article): apparently, Steve Jobs spent 30 minutes deciding the shade of gray to be used for…

October 20, 2026
“Resonance Sensitivity”: The Rare and Differentiating Skillset That Makes Design a Deep Competitive Moat

by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA Design Can Be a Deep Competitive Moat People often claim physical design and user experience (together, for short, “design”) are easily copied by big companies and therefore not a competitive moat. Yet, that rarely seems to happen. Most products seem pretty “meh”. If great design is easily copied,…

June 23, 2026

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Tag: resonance sensitivity

Shades of Gray: “Insignificant” Details Set the Best Products Apart

“Resonance Sensitivity”: The Rare and Differentiating Skillset That Makes Design a Deep Competitive Moat