# Developing Product Taste - All Guest Insights

*10 guests, 11 mentions*

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## Alex Komoroske
*Alex Komoroske*

> "In this cacophony, how do you stand out? You stand out by having good taste. I think taste is the most important thing."

**Insight:** The guest argues that 'taste' is the most critical differentiator in an era of AI-generated 'slop' and provides a definition for it.


## Dylan Field
*Dylan Field*

> "I think intuition is like a hypothesis generator and you're constantly generating these hypotheses and others are generating hypotheses as well."

**Insight:** The guest discusses intuition as a 'hypothesis generator' and a core superpower for making product decisions, which is a distinct skill from general strategy.

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> "Taste is your point of view on things and how do you develop your point of view... build your repertoire. Understand what is the greater context, what is the canon that led to this thing, and where do you disagree or agree philosophically?"

**Insight:** Dylan Field provides a deep framework for what taste is (a point of view), how to develop it (building a repertoire and reflecting on 'why'), and why it is the ultimate differentiator in an era of AI-


## Guillermo Rauch
*Guillermo Rauch*

> "Taste, sometimes I think we think of as this inaccessible thing that, 'Oh, that person was born with taste.' I see it as a skill that it can develop."

**Insight:** The guest argues that taste is not an innate trait but a developable skill built through 'exposure hours' and analyzing the best products in the world.


## Julie Zhuo
*Julie Zhuo*

> "The number one advice... is it's just really about observation and it's about curiosity and can start by first observing yourself."

**Insight:** The guest outlines a specific methodology for building 'product sense' through self-observation and qualitative/quantitative validation that goes beyond simple roadmap prioritization.


## Kayvon Beykpour
*Kayvon Beykpour*

> "The best cheat codes for getting better at building products is just being a voracious user of products... There's just no replacement for that."

**Insight:** The guest emphasizes that building great consumer products relies on 'muscle memory' and 'taste' developed by being a voracious user of products.


## Karri Saarinen
*Karri Saarinen*

> "Then we think you can much more use your intuition or thinking to do those decisions so you don't have to use data or metrics to back those things up."

**Insight:** A significant portion of the interview focuses on building a culture that relies on intuition and customer empathy rather than data-driven experimentation and A/B testing.


## Seth Godin
*Seth Godin*

> "I define good taste as knowing what other people want just before they do."

**Insight:** The guest provides a specific, actionable definition of 'good taste' (knowing what people want just before they do) and discusses how to build it by relentlessly improving specs and focusing on user d


## Shreyas Doshi
*Shreyas Doshi Live*

> "Taste is about the ability to identify what is really good, without needing to see its results."

**Insight:** Shreyas spends a significant portion of the interview defining 'taste' not as design, but as the ability to identify quality and truth without needing to see results or social proof.


## Naomi Gleit
*Naomi Gleit*

> "A PM cannot outsource their perspective or delegate their thinking through people and process."

**Insight:** The guest discusses the importance of a PM developing a 'first-party perspective' and not outsourcing their thinking to the team or process.


## Tamar Yehoshua
*Tamar Yehoshua*

> "You need to understand motivations in people for building products... why does somebody want to click on a button, why does somebody want to join your team?"

**Insight:** The guest emphasizes the importance of 'reading the room,' understanding human motivations, and having an intuitive 'feel' for the product that goes beyond metrics.


