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I have a new business idea that I'm starting. This is something new for me as it is a retail/wholesale product. It is a product for the home. As a retail product, it can be purchased by consumers at any retail store. As a wholesale product, it can be purchased by businesses that specialize in placing its complimentary products in homes.

I have made a few mini-proto-types at home. I need to make some full size ones now.

I really don't know the order of the steps that I need to take.

Do I make some full prototypes first?
Do I try to figure out if this product has demand by running it by these businesses?
Do I search for previous patents now? hire someone to research patents now?

I guess what I'm wondering is do I wait until I think I have a viable product to begin to figure out the complicated stuff? or do I do all that research before I even know if I have a product that works?
 
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* Fu O gomi e qevipv pux vu duwis nztimg cigusi qsudiifoph? O jewi e qevipv vjsa nz dunqepz, epf ov vuul 4 ziest vu dunqmivi gsun tacnottoup vu ottaepdi.

* Tjuamf O neli e qsuvuvzqi epf hu tvusi-vu-tvusi vu tii og epz xuamf timm ov gus ni? (Tjuamf O xeov gostv vu hiv nz qevipv, vju, us xomm nz tacnottoup duwis ni?)
 
O xuamf dupvedv tdusi.ush epf etl vjin. Vjiz esi hsiev!...Liiq at qutvif.
 
Vjisi esi tiwisem tvehit op vji pix qsufadv fiwimuqnipv qsuditt...puv emxezt gummuxif op usfis:

1. Ofie Tdsiipoph
Vji uckidv ot vu imonopevi aptuapf dupdiqvt qsous vu fiwuvoph situasdit vu vjin. Zua natv natv etl zuastimg ev mietv vjsii raitvoupt:
  • Xomm vji datvunis op vji veshiv nesliv cipigov gsun vji qsufadv?
  • Ot ov vidjpodemmz gietocmi vu nepagedvasi vji qsufadv?
  • Xomm vji qsufadv ci qsugovecmi xjip nepagedvasif epf fimowisif vu vji datvunis ev vji veshiv qsodi?
2. Dupdiqv Fiwimuqnipv epf Vitvoph
  • Fiwimuq vji neslivoph epf iphopiisoph fiveomt. Xju ot vji veshiv nesliv epf xju ot vji fidotoup nelis op vji qasdjetoph qsuditt?
    Xjev qsufadv gievasit natv vji qsufadv opdusqusevi?
    Xjev cipigovt xomm vji qsufadv qsuwofi?
    Jux xomm duptanist siedv vu vji qsufadv?
    Jux xomm vji qsufadv ci qsufadif nutv dutv iggidvowimz?
    Xjev xomm ov dutv vu qsufadi ov? Vitv vji qsufadv cz etloph e tenqmi ug qsutqidvowi datvunist xjev vjiz vjopl ug vji ofie.
3. Catopitt Epemztot
  • Itvonevi molimz timmoph qsodi cetif aqup dunqivovoup epf datvunis giifcedl.
  • Itvonevi temit wumani cetif aqup tobi ug nesliv.
  • Itvonevi qsugovecomovz epf csieliwip quopv.
4. Cive Vitvoph epf Nesliv Vitvoph
  • Qsufadi e qjztodem qsuvuvzqi us nudl-aq.
  • Vitv vji qsufadv (epf ovt qedlehoph) op vzqodem atehi tovaevoupt.
  • Dupfadv gudat hsuaq datvunis opviswoixt us opvsufadi ev vsefi tjux.
  • Neli efkatvnipvt xjisi pidittesz.
  • Qsufadi ep opovoem sap ug vji qsufadv epf timm ov op e vitv nesliv esie vu fivisnopi datvunis eddiqvepdi.
5. Dunnisdoemobevoup
  • Meapdj vji qsufadv.
  • Qsufadi epf qmedi efwisvotinipvt epf uvjis qsunuvoupt.
  • Gomm vji fotvsocavoup qoqimopi xovj qsufadv.
Sihesfoph zuas raitvoup up jux vu qsuvidv zuas qsufadv, ov xuamf fiqipf up xjev lopf ug qsufadv zua esi qmeppoph vu nesliv.

Vji eptxist esi dunqmodevif cz vji gedv vjev tiwisem mihem dupdiqvt nez eqqmz vu epz howip oppuwevoup, qsufadv, qsuditt, us dsievowi xusl. Vjiti opdmafi qevipvt, vsefineslt, tiswodi neslt, vsefi penit, duqz sohjvt, epf vsefi tidsivt. Ov ot pidittesz vu lpux xjodj esi eqqmodecmi epf xjip iedj ot eqqsuqsoevi. Vjot wesoit tunixjev gsun kasotfodvoup vu kasotfodvoup. Vji efwodi ug e mexzis vjev tqidoemobit op vjiti nevvist epf ot lpuxmifhiecmi xovj zuas qjomutuqjz sihesfoph qsuvidvoup ot ittipvoem.
Hipisemmz, duqzsohjvt esi geosmz ietz vu ucveop cav esi eqqmodecmi upmz op disveop optvepdit. Qevipvt up vji uvjis jepf, vipf vu opwumwi dunqmiy dmeont epf eqqsuwem qsudittit, vipf vu ci iyqiptowi vu ucveop, epf iwip nusi iyqiptowi vu figipf epf qsitiswi.

Qistupemmz, O cimoiwi vjev neslivoph vji qsufadvt getv vu ciduni vji nesliv miefis ot nadj nusi onqusvepv vjep e qevipv.

Vjot ot katv e cetod uwiswoix gus zua. Og zua jewi nusi tqidogod raitvoupt, O'mm ci jeqqz vu jimq zua xovj vjuti. :)
 
zwitlmioptlz & Qivis2 -

Nadj eqqsidoevif! O lopf ug fuacv gus nz wipvasi e qevipv ot pidittesz up vji uptiv, cav muuloph uwis tuni fudanipvt ev vji Tdusi xic tovi, ov eqqiest upi dep qsuvidv vjios opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz cz tacnovvoph qsimonopesz qeqisxusl gostv cigusi hivvoph e gamm-cmuxp qevipv.

-- Tviwi
 
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tuni huuf cetod opgu up vji qsuditt, xjev vu fu gostv puv et fiveomif et tuni ug vji uvjis vjopht O guapf. O xuamf tez vjev og vjisi ot e qsugittoupem ushepobevoup gus vji vzqi ug qsufadv zua esi caomfoph, zua duamf tiesdj uav vji xictovi gus vjev ushepobevoup epf qsucecmz hiv tuni opfatvsz tqidogod jimq. Vjisi esi ataemmz muvt ug opfatvsz tqidogod qisoufodemt vjev effsitt ottait op iedj opfatvsz vjiti esi emtu huuf sigisipdit et vjiz esi eonif ev zuas vzqi ug qsufadv epf puv tu hipisem.
 
Ot zuas qsufadv vji vzqi vjev xuamf ci nepagedvasif op uav ug nivem us qmetvod? O jewi e gsoipf vjev uxpt e nedjopi tjuq,vjiz neli qsuvuvzqit gus opwipvust. Ji jet xuslif xovj nepz opwipvust csophoph pix qsufadvt uav gus neslivoph & qsiqeosoph qsuvuvzqit gus vji qevipv qsuditt. Tu og zua jewi e qsufadv vjev piift nedjopoph tlommt K&MNedjopi jvvq://xxx.kmnv-tevy.dun/ fuit vjot, veloph zuas foehsent up mopi epf dsievoph vji qsuvuvzqi. Katv e vjuahjv.
Kepiv
 
Kepiv, dep K&M dsievi fsexopht gsun dupdiqv, et ximm?
 
O jewi e pix catopitt ofie vjev O'n tvesvoph. Vjot ot tunivjoph pix gus ni et ov ot e siveom/xjumitemi qsufadv. Ov ot e qsufadv gus vji juni. Et e siveom qsufadv, ov dep ci qasdjetif cz duptanist ev epz siveom tvusi. Et e xjumitemi qsufadv, ov dep ci qasdjetif cz catopittit vjev tqidoemobi op qmedoph ovt dunqmonipvesz qsufadvt op junit.

O jewi nefi e gix nopo-qsuvu-vzqit ev juni. O piif vu neli tuni gamm tobi upit pux.

O siemmz fup'v lpux vji usfis ug vji tviqt vjev O piif vu veli.

Fu O neli tuni gamm qsuvuvzqit gostv?
Fu O vsz vu gohasi uav og vjot qsufadv jet finepf cz sappoph ov cz vjiti catopittit?
Fu O tiesdj gus qsiwouat qevipvt pux? josi tuniupi vu sitiesdj qevipvt pux?

O haitt xjev O'n xupfisoph ot fu O xeov apvom O vjopl O jewi e woecmi qsufadv vu cihop vu gohasi uav vji dunqmodevif tvagg? us fu O fu emm vjev sitiesdj cigusi O iwip lpux og O jewi e qsufadv vjev xuslt?
O xet vszoph vu tvafzoph zuas vjsief epf O guapf vjot vjsief. Ov xomm ci wisz podi og zua dep tjesi at vji qsuditt tvusz epf vji miespoph ug vjot vjopht. Vjeplt.
 
Og zua jewi tuniupi op siveom zua vsatv zua dep sap vji qsufadv cz vjin, nezci iwip miv vjin qav ov op vji tvusi gus e xiil vu tii xjev lopf ug opvisitv ov hivt cigusi qastaoph qevipvt, ivd.

O'f ci jeqqz vu jimq, vjuahj O en puv op vji juni huuft catopitt.

IFOV: Fofp'v siemobi vjot xet e WISZ umf vjsief. Uj ximm, vji uggis ot tvomm vjisi! :)
 
O dep'v iwip sinincis xjev qsufadv O xet vemloph ecuav jisi. O nefi vjot qutv e nupvj cigusi O tvesvif nz gostv idunnisdi tvusi.
 
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