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Right. The decline in manufacturing is a tricky subject. First off, in developed economies the manufacturing employee makes up less than 1/5th of the population. Let's be honest, m…

I think the take away lesson here is that you can't judge an idea until it is market tested. On the surface, I would say this idea would fail - I don't like it since it seems trivi…

The one argument goes that if you simply view your customer as a data point you tend to lose the 'customer perspective'. However, data doesn't lie, if you can augment your results …

For myself, I value spending money on non-fiction books, craft beers, well designed things, and experiences with friends and family. What do you believe is worth spending money on?…

What if you asked for a follow up email address / phone number? The survey would then act as a screening device that would identify those who are really interested.

The typical organization goes through 100 "investigations" or idea concepts to get to one success*. They have a larger pool of resources to execute those 100 investigations, but I …

Anything planned for the Midwest?

One of the most often forgot story of Ford was the failure of the Edsel. They designed the hell out of the product. They researched design, interiors, market segments, price points…

"Give your service away for free, possibly ad supported but maybe not, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketin…

Instead of saying that "free" plans don't work outright, I argue that they work for some type of products and don't work for other products. He provided examples of niche products …

Its amusing that none of these comments even touch on the articles premise, which is that you need to be solving problems that someone (i.e. customers) else believes is important.

Great job on charging for service right out of the gate. My assumption would be that someone with a flair for showmanship can excel at this even if they are a mediocre performer. H…