Comments on: Your Idea Sucks http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks Community, Creativity and Marketing Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:06:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jeff timpanaro http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-3390 jeff timpanaro Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:16:06 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-3390 Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!<br><br>JT Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!

JT

]]> By: Stuart Foster http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-3389 Stuart Foster Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:30:21 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-3389 Perceived need. Perceived need. Perceived need. Armani didn't start out making $6,000 suits. They have just achieved such a high level of quality/recognition that they are able to charge that amount. I'm not disputing supply and demand. <br><br>The kindle will likely fail. Will it spur future progress and lead to something better though? Absolutely. That's why Amazon is marketing it (also it cuts down on their overhead if they can achieve widespread adoption.)<br><br>The two minutes thing? Yeah, probably a bit much. However, you would be amazed at the level of ineptitude demonstrated at conferences/shows. Some people there are amazing. Others couldn't tell their head from a hole in the ground. Perceived need. Perceived need. Perceived need. Armani didn't start out making $6,000 suits. They have just achieved such a high level of quality/recognition that they are able to charge that amount. I'm not disputing supply and demand.

The kindle will likely fail. Will it spur future progress and lead to something better though? Absolutely. That's why Amazon is marketing it (also it cuts down on their overhead if they can achieve widespread adoption.)

The two minutes thing? Yeah, probably a bit much. However, you would be amazed at the level of ineptitude demonstrated at conferences/shows. Some people there are amazing. Others couldn't tell their head from a hole in the ground.

]]> By: Brennan Knotts http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-3388 Brennan Knotts Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:09:05 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-3388 You can tell someone in 2 minutes whether they're going to fail? I support an objective assessment of whether an idea sucks, but your hyperbole and generalities take all the wind out of the topic of this post.<br><br>As far as success is concerned, it doesn't matter if it's a need or a want as long as it registers high enough on one of those scales. No one NEEDS a $6,000 Armani suit, but do you believe Armani's business is doomed to fail? Certainly the vast majority of people buying Kindle's don't NEED them, but is the idea going to fail because of that? You can tell someone in 2 minutes whether they're going to fail? I support an objective assessment of whether an idea sucks, but your hyperbole and generalities take all the wind out of the topic of this post.

As far as success is concerned, it doesn't matter if it's a need or a want as long as it registers high enough on one of those scales. No one NEEDS a $6,000 Armani suit, but do you believe Armani's business is doomed to fail? Certainly the vast majority of people buying Kindle's don't NEED them, but is the idea going to fail because of that?

]]> By: jeff timpanaro http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2849 jeff timpanaro Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:16:06 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2849 Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!<br><br>JT Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!

JT

]]> By: jeff timpanaro http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2590 jeff timpanaro Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:16:06 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2590 Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!<br><br>JT Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!

JT

]]> By: jeff timpanaro http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2592 jeff timpanaro Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:16:06 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2592 Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!<br><br>JT Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!

JT

]]> By: jeff timpanaro http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2594 jeff timpanaro Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:16:06 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2594 Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!<br><br>JT Stu: 10 to the 4th! Great stuff!

JT

]]> By: Stuart Foster http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2589 Stuart Foster Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:30:21 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2589 Perceived need. Perceived need. Perceived need. Armani didn't start out making $6,000 suits. They have just achieved such a high level of quality/recognition that they are able to charge that amount. I'm not disputing supply and demand. <br><br>The kindle will likely fail. Will it spur future progress and lead to something better though? Absolutely. That's why Amazon is marketing it (also it cuts down on their overhead if they can achieve widespread adoption.)<br><br>The two minutes thing? Yeah, probably a bit much. However, you would be amazed at the level of ineptitude demonstrated at conferences/shows. Some people there are amazing. Others couldn't tell their head from a hole in the ground. Perceived need. Perceived need. Perceived need. Armani didn't start out making $6,000 suits. They have just achieved such a high level of quality/recognition that they are able to charge that amount. I'm not disputing supply and demand.

The kindle will likely fail. Will it spur future progress and lead to something better though? Absolutely. That's why Amazon is marketing it (also it cuts down on their overhead if they can achieve widespread adoption.)

The two minutes thing? Yeah, probably a bit much. However, you would be amazed at the level of ineptitude demonstrated at conferences/shows. Some people there are amazing. Others couldn't tell their head from a hole in the ground.

]]> By: Stuart Foster http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2591 Stuart Foster Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:30:21 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2591 Perceived need. Perceived need. Perceived need. Armani didn't start out making $6,000 suits. They have just achieved such a high level of quality/recognition that they are able to charge that amount. I'm not disputing supply and demand. <br><br>The kindle will likely fail. Will it spur future progress and lead to something better though? Absolutely. That's why Amazon is marketing it (also it cuts down on their overhead if they can achieve widespread adoption.)<br><br>The two minutes thing? Yeah, probably a bit much. However, you would be amazed at the level of ineptitude demonstrated at conferences/shows. Some people there are amazing. Others couldn't tell their head from a hole in the ground. Perceived need. Perceived need. Perceived need. Armani didn't start out making $6,000 suits. They have just achieved such a high level of quality/recognition that they are able to charge that amount. I'm not disputing supply and demand.

The kindle will likely fail. Will it spur future progress and lead to something better though? Absolutely. That's why Amazon is marketing it (also it cuts down on their overhead if they can achieve widespread adoption.)

The two minutes thing? Yeah, probably a bit much. However, you would be amazed at the level of ineptitude demonstrated at conferences/shows. Some people there are amazing. Others couldn't tell their head from a hole in the ground.

]]> By: Brennan Knotts http://thelostjacket.com/consulting/idea-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-2588 Brennan Knotts Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:09:05 +0000 http://thelostjacket.com/?p=2107#comment-2588 You can tell someone in 2 minutes whether they're going to fail? I support an objective assessment of whether an idea sucks, but your hyperbole and generalities take all the wind out of the topic of this post.<br><br>As far as success is concerned, it doesn't matter if it's a need or a want as long as it registers high enough on one of those scales. No one NEEDS a $6,000 Armani suit, but do you believe Armani's business is doomed to fail? Certainly the vast majority of people buying Kindle's don't NEED them, but is the idea going to fail because of that? You can tell someone in 2 minutes whether they're going to fail? I support an objective assessment of whether an idea sucks, but your hyperbole and generalities take all the wind out of the topic of this post.

As far as success is concerned, it doesn't matter if it's a need or a want as long as it registers high enough on one of those scales. No one NEEDS a $6,000 Armani suit, but do you believe Armani's business is doomed to fail? Certainly the vast majority of people buying Kindle's don't NEED them, but is the idea going to fail because of that?

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