Thanks for the correction -- I didn't take into account the hardware engineers, the thoughts I gave are more valid for pure software companies. Also, I covered

Thanks for the correction -- I didn't take into account the hardware engineers, the thoughts I gave are more valid for pure software companies. Also, I covered generally the stuff you mentioned under "market research". My point was that there isn't much that's adding value outside of market research and development when you don't have a product yet... That I stand by -- which I think is what you're saying. Absolutely agree on notes on #3 Would edit the original comment if I could...