>Does the HN community have any ideas on how to test a new idea out without building the actual product. Aren't you already doing that? At what point does the

>Does the HN community have any ideas on how to test a new idea out without building the actual product. Aren't you already doing that? At what point does the question change from not knowing how to market to not accepting the results? You may in fact have a great and useful idea that solves a real problem. However, the third part of that equation is a willing marketplace. It is entirely possible that your marketplace isn't able to grasp the idea, through no fault of your own. They might not be in the same headspace that you're in. In other words, you're slightly ahead of your time. I'm in an industry (also in Canada) where I've had to actually accept this outcome recently. My market is a lot bigger than yours, but I simply can't afford to evangelize and convert the old school thinking that permeates the decision makers.