What do you work for?No. 77

Make the Invisible Visible With Data

Within our group is a company for sourcing and analysis, whose motto is: "Make the invisible visible through data." Cosmetics and wellness have long been worlds of feeling — "it seems moisturizing," "it seems to work," "the ingredient sounds good." Much of the industry stands atop accumulated "seems."

We bring data there: analyze what is inside raw materials, verify quality in numbers, and allow only the proven onto Japanese manufacturing lines — converting "it seems" into "we confirmed." Why go so far? Because these things touch skin and enter mouths, where quality is hard to see.

The less visible a product's goodness, the more honest a company must be in the invisible places. Cutting corners there goes unnoticed in the short run — and emerges, without fail, as the quality gap in the long run. A brand is a promise; data and honesty are what guarantee its contents.

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— Tomoki Nagano, Chairman & CEO, INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL COMPANY (NASDAQ: BIOT)

About the Company

The Nasdaq-listed company where the author serves as Chairman.

This series reflects the personal views of the author. It is not an earnings forecast, a valuation of any security, or a solicitation to invest.