I find the competing trends going on in the valley very interesting. It seems that there are still far more engineering-driven startups than product or customer. Just last week I was visiting a startup where the lead engineer expressed outright disdain for product. It'll be interesting to see which philosophy becomes dominant in 10 years.
That's an interesting insight. In New York, there seems to be an increasing trend that values both product (design) and engineering.
I see that too. I keep hearing time and again from investors like Fred Wilson and Chris Dixon that amid the difficulty of attracting and retaining good talent, the "unicorn" is the killer product person.