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Yes, but the question is meant to be open-ended. We've done the brainstorming to come up with useful, beneficial features; Now we want to hear from our potentia
by cb33 18y ago
Yes, but the question is meant to be open-ended. We've done the brainstorming to come up with useful, beneficial features; Now we want to hear from our potential userbase.
We believe features should benefit you, so your input only helps.
- dmix 18y agoYou should check out Steve Blank's talks on customer development. In his latest talk at Stanford (http://cli.gs/JUh0Ne http://cli.gs/JUh0Ne) a class member asked whether or not they should do surveys to understand the market...he said no. You should be testing whether or not your customer would buy your product following your current spec/idea not just general features they'd like. You seem to be looking for people to formulate the product itself without clearly stating the core offering. That should be something you do inhouse then go out and see whether or not the market agrees that your idea has any ground to it - then reiterate.
- cb33 18y agoPersonally, I don't agree with that. Why waste time developing features your intended customerbase wouldn't find beneficial?
- dmix 18y agoThats the point hes trying to make - you shouldn't wait until your product is developed to test out the market. You should talk to customers as early as possible. But you need a solid concept for a product to present to the customer in order to get quality feedback. At the stage your at, I would be testing whether or not the problem exists... not what features they wanted on a product that has not yet been formulated. The one key question your missing is "Do you find it difficult to raise seed capital for your startup?". That question deserves an open-ended textbox.
- cb33 18y agoFair enough. Good point.