This material is by Jim Harris. Jim was an ex-Wal-Mart executive who provided new product marketing and consulting services to individuals and businesses throughout the country, This section just had to be included because it's a wonderful addition to the information presented on this site.
This is not the full body of the material, however a link to the complete articles is noted below.
If you really want to fail just do the following.
Great Ways to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
1. Crash and burn by flying solo!
2. Hook up with a scam company!
3. Unrealistic expectations!
4. Hold your invention too close to your chest!
5. The Resistance to Change factor!
6. Thump your chest because of your invention!
7. Go to a relative for Validation of Your Idea!
8. Decide there is too much competition in the marketplace!
9. Try to sell to Nicaragua when you can't speak Spanish!
10. Stay away from Inventor Groups -- they might steal your idea!
11. Cheap packaging! Yeah, cheap packaging!
12. Favor cost more than safety!
13. Greed, pure greed!
14. A Giant among Giants!
15. Patience is a virtue, development is an art!
16. Playing with Half a Deck!
17. No need to understand people, I know it will work! I know it will work!
18. I Need Money, So........sell everything.!
19. Fear of Failure!
20. Fear of Success!
The complete articles are at www.tenonline.org/art/npm.html> |
