Design × Research Event Discusses Agent Gaps
briannekimmel · x · 2026-07-16
A design×research event in NYC co-hosted with @contralabsai attracted 400+ RSVPs for its first session, with plans to turn it into a series.
Key takeaways from a discussion with Replit's @pirroh:
- Single products can scale to 100M users without niche segmentation
- Silicon Valley needs more experts, not generalists
- Product-market fit (PMF) is becoming a moving target
- What agents can do today, and where gaps remain for new companies and building approaches
Next event expected in early August, targeting designers and researchers in frontier labs.
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