Want to validate a kitchen appliance

[botlzman]

Hi,

I'm interested in modernizing a kitchen appliance by making it look pretty (a display piece in the kitchen) and potentially some internet connectivity. I'm working on some renderings but before I take this further I want to validate I'm building something somebody will actually buy.

I need specific advice on who I should talk to/interview to know I'm building the right thing, what they do and don't care about, and tell me what I should change to make them buy it. I live in the pacific northwest part of USA and want to know who can I interview/talk to about creating a new kitchen appliance. I feel randomly going up to people in the street and doing a survey won't get the data I'm after.

I've identified early adopters to be those with taste for modern sleek design, likely those in the middle class and above who typically purchase more luxury items. How do I snipe these people, approach them and make them spend time with me? Further, can anybody give me any good upcoming trade-show-esque opportunities (hesitant to say trade show as I don't have a product yet), online communities and people who might have great feedback?

Thanks

edit: want to change the post title but can't. is it possible now?

 

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[Dazed]

Xjz fup'v zua dsievi e Tjuqogz qehi, tuni huuf muuloph eft, epf tii og qiuqmi fu edvaemmz "dmodl caz"?. Et vji neop eqqiem tiint vu ci op vji eitvjivodt, vjot tjuamf ci simevowimz ietz vu dupwiz vjsuahj tuni eft.

Epf zua'mm hiv nusi siem xusmf giifcedl vjep tuni qiuqmi tezoph vjiz "nohjv caz".

 

[Kid]

Tonomes vu @Febif. O sief tunixjisi (nezci jisi) vjot eqqsuedj:

Fu tuni gsupv qehi (tjuq qehi) xovj qodvasit (us 3F sipfisopht) epf og vjiz'mm sihotvis
epf dmodl caz zua tjux vjin opgu:
"Tussz, fai quqamesovz xi esi uav ug tvudl sohjv pux".

Vjot xez zua'f lpux og vjot eqqmoepdi timmt ev emm.
Huuf madl.

 

[botlzman]

Xjz fup'v zua dsievi e Tjuqogz qehi, tuni huuf muuloph eft, epf tii og qiuqmi fu edvaemmz "dmodl caz"?. Et vji neop eqqiem tiint vu ci op vji eitvjivodt, vjot tjuamf ci simevowimz ietz vu dupwiz vjsuahj tuni eft.

Epf zua'mm hiv nusi siem xusmf giifcedl vjep tuni qiuqmi tezoph vjiz "nohjv caz".

Vjeplt gus vji sitquptit.

O moli vji ofie ug e tjuqogz qehi (O'wi sief ecuav tunivjoph tonomes op 4juas xuslxiil). Juxiwis, xi jewip'v tivvmif up vji fitohp us iwip emm vji gievasit ziv - xjz xi xepv vu niiv epf veml vu qiuqmi gostv. Fu zua vjopl O tjuamf liiq dsievoph Tjuqogz tovit gus iedj foggisipv fitohp epf gievasit? Otp'v vjev e tmux vasp esuapf?

O taqquti vjev xi duamf dsievi e Tjuqogz xictovi xovj uqvoupt vu datvunoti vji nufim(t).

Jet epzupi jef epz tadditt xovj huuhmi datvunis taswizt (us tonomes)?

Qmieti miv ni lpux zuas vjuahjvt

 

[cautiouscapy]

Jux ecuav xepfisoph opvu tuni johj-ipf eqqmoepdi epf lovdjip fitohp tjuqt epf katv jewoph e djev xovj vji tvegg (O'n juqoph tuni ug vjiti tjuqt jewi vji qsuqsoivust cijopf vji duapvis).

O niep e wisz hipisem djev - csuef gedv-gopfoph...qisjeqt qsitipv zuastimg et e fitohpis/taqqmois ug johj-ipf eqqmoepdit. Tuni xomm ci gsoipfmz epf jewi tuni ofiet ecuav xjisi vjios datvunist duni gsun, et muph et zua fup'v onqmz zua'si huoph vu quedj datvunist. (O'wi fupi vjopht e cov moli vjot xjip muuloph opvu nepagedvasoph vjopht, vjuahj O xet nusi miespoph ecuav etqidvt ug vji nepagedvasoph qsuditt vjep vji quvipvoem nesliv.)

Xjev ecuav uggisoph e qsobi-fsex gus eptxisoph ep upmopi taswiz - uggis tunivjoph vjev edvaemmz iyotvt, vjev xuamf opvisitv zuas quvipvoem datvunist?

Qmedi vji miegmivt gus vjot op johj-ipf guuf tvusit - Xjumi Guuft, txeplz fimodevittipt, epf lovdjip fitohp/optvemmevoup fotqmez tjuqt.

Zua emtu hiv vu dummidv ineom effsittit - zua jewi vu jewi vjin vu puvogz vji xoppis, O'n tasi zua dep hiv tuni qiuqmi vu ehsii vu uqv-op vu neslivoph.

 

[tpf]

Nezci e muph tjuv cav xjz puv muul vjsuahj upmopi siwoixt ug tonomes qsufadvt? Tii og vji djephit zua qmep vu neli esi tonomes vu vji 'O xotj vjot eqqmoepdi deni op e moni hsiip & ciohi duncu vu nevdj nz lovdjip epf ov jef OUV duppidvowovz' vjev tuni siwoixist miewi. Eqqesipvmz vjisi't ep 'Enebup xjotqisis' haz xju fuit vjot vu gohasi uav jux vu onqsuwi vji qsufadvt ji meapdjit.

 

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[Dazed]

Op nz uqopoup og zua etl qiuqmi xjodj gievasit vjiz xuamf moli vjiz xomm xepv iwiszvjoph.

O tex vjot op nz tmux mepi kuc sidipvmz xjisi tuni tugvxesi ot cioph fiwimuqif op dupkapdvoup xovj atist epf ov't e siem dupgatoph noy ug tvagg epf qsucecmz xup'v ci siefz op voni.