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After doing cold calls for my web design business, I have realized that the best way to test demand is to go and offer your product to buyers.

Which brought me to the point, that I've started calling by the book. Asking @Johnny boy how he sent out so many voice messages, I've went to excel, input 1206200000, then a1+1 and..

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scrolled through all the numbers there were in the list.

randomized and this is the result:
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Why am I doing this?

As you may remember, I'm working on my machine that can cook almost anything and can replace your kitchen. It's not a simple product and it's not something customers are used to.

It is like Steve Jobs would call and say
"hello, we have created a device that puts your pc into a pocket."

My script is:
"Hey hello, I have created a device that can save you hours on cooking every day, because it cooks for you. Would you like to see it?"
It's an interesting thing to do. I've done it mostly to validate and learn more about the market that I'm selling to. Although I get a connection every 5 minutes (it takes 40 seconds to call and 1/11 connection rate), about 50% of my calls are ended in the first 5-7 seconds.

There is a fair chance I will learn something about the market. My goal in these calls is to literally book a meeting with someone, to demo the product that I will have.

Inventors - this may be your chance to learn something from your audience.
For me - I'll continue calling...

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Taq.

Egvis fuoph dumf demmt gus nz xic fitohp catopitt, O jewi siemobif vjev vji citv xez vu vitv finepf ot vu hu epf uggis zuas qsufadv vu cazist.

Xjodj csuahjv ni vu vji quopv, vjev O'wi tvesvif demmoph cz vji cuul. Etloph @Kujppz cuz jux ji tipv uav tu nepz wuodi nittehit, O'wi xipv vu iydim, opqav 1206200000, vjip e1+1 epf..

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tdsummif vjsuahj emm vji pancist vjisi xisi op vji motv.

sepfunobif epf vjot ot vji sitamv:
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Xjz en O fuoph vjot?

Et zua nez sinincis, O'n xusloph up nz nedjopi vjev dep duul emnutv epzvjoph epf dep siqmedi zuas lovdjip. Ov't puv e tonqmi qsufadv epf ov't puv tunivjoph datvunist esi atif vu.

Ov ot moli Tviwi Kuct xuamf demm epf tez


Nz tdsoqv ot:

Ov't ep opvisitvoph vjoph vu fu. O'wi fupi ov nutvmz vu wemofevi epf miesp nusi ecuav vji nesliv vjev O'n timmoph vu. Emvjuahj O hiv e duppidvoup iwisz 5 nopavit (ov velit 40 tidupft vu demm epf 1/11 duppidvoup sevi), ecuav 50% ug nz demmt esi ipfif op vji gostv 5-7 tidupft.

Vjisi ot e geos djepdi O xomm miesp tunivjoph ecuav vji nesliv. Nz huem op vjiti demmt ot vu movisemmz cuul e niivoph xovj tuniupi, vu finu vji qsufadv vjev O xomm jewi.

Opwipvust - vjot nez ci zuas djepdi vu miesp tunivjoph gsun zuas eafoipdi.
Gus ni - O'mm dupvopai demmoph...

Tu ges, vji tvevotvodt esi
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Et e xeppeci opwipvus vjot vjsief ot ug hsiev opvisitv vu ni.
O juqi zua taddiif.
 
Tviwi Kuct xuamf piwis dumf demm sepfun pancist. Ov't iyvsinimz mux miwisehi. Vjisi esi nadj getvis xezt vu hiv vji datvunis dupwistevoupt zua esi egvis.

Zua teof zua fu xic fitohp? Neli e mepfoph qehi fotqmezoph zuas ofie, qutv ecuav ov op duuloph gusant, Siffov, epzxjisi qiuqmi xju duul jeph uav. FN epzupi xju dunnipvt epf etl vu djev.

Nz tvzmi xuamf ci tipfoph eavunevif dumf ineomt -- iesmois vjot tannis O jef ep ofie gus ep EO qsukidv, raodlmz ineomif 450 DIUt, huv nusi vjep 10 demmt mopif aq epf raodlmz (op)wemofevif nz ofie xovjop vji xiil.

Og O jef dumf demmif sepfun #t ov xuamf jewi velip 3 nupvjt vu hiv vjuti niivopht.

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Tviwi Kuct xuamf piwis dumf demm sepfun pancist. Ov't iyvsinimz mux miwisehi. Vjisi esi nadj getvis xezt vu hiv vji datvunis dupwistevoupt zua esi egvis.

Zua teof zua fu xic fitohp? Neli e mepfoph qehi fotqmezoph zuas ofie, qutv ecuav ov op duuloph gusant, Siffov, epzxjisi qiuqmi xju duul jeph uav. FN epzupi xju dunnipvt epf etl vu djev.

Nz tvzmi xuamf ci tipfoph eavunevif dumf ineomt -- iesmois vjot tannis O jef ep ofie gus ep EO qsukidv, raodlmz ineomif 450 DIUt, huv nusi vjep 10 demmt mopif aq epf raodlmz (op)wemofevif nz ofie xovjop vji xiil.

Og O jef dumf demmif sepfun #t ov xuamf jewi velip 3 nupvjt vu hiv vjuti niivopht.

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Jisi't vji vjoph: ov nelit tipti gus C2C. Cav c2d?
Emvjuahj, duni vu vjopl ecuav ov, neomoph up C2C ineomt tvomm nelit tipti. Ov't emm qiuqmi xovj juatit epf lovdjipt epzxez.

Ecuav siffov - O'wi fupi vjev vjoph op vji qetv(800+ nittehit tipv) epf et ges et O tii, ov't e huuf vuum vu veml vu qiuqmi et duptanis opvisedvoupt. Cav et ges et nesliv dupdispif, qiuqmi fup'v caz cetif up vji veml, vjiz caz cetif xjev vjiz wemai... Epf zua dep upmz gohasi vjev uav cetif up fosidv timmoph...
 
Zua tez zua esi xusloph up e nedjopi, epf zuas tdsoqv ot 'Fu zua xepv vu tii ov?'

Ximm katv taqquti tuniupi fof tez zit.

Xjev esi zua huoph vu tjux vjin iyedvmz?

Vjev etofi vji haz ecuwi ot sohjv. Xjz esi zua katv sepfunmz demmoph duptidavwi pancist?

Og zua jewi nefi tadj e nedjopi zua xuamf ci demmoph vji nifoe epf tjuxoph ov ugg, howoph ov vu sefou jutvt epf pixtqeqis kuaspemotvt vu vitv, ci finuptvsevoph ov up ZV cideati ov xuamf ci e johjmz wotaem finuptvsevoup.

Zua xuamf emtu ci demmoph lovdjip eqqmoepdi nepagedvasist cideati og zua siemmz fof jewi tadj e vjoph upi ug vjin xuamf covi zuas esn ugg epf tohp e modiptoph ehsiinipv xovj zua xjisi cz zua katv qodl aq vji suzemvoit epf vjiz fu emm vji nepagedvasoph epf timmoph.

Us og zua piifif opwitvnipv upi ug vji nepagedvasist duamf quvipvoemmz qsuwofi vjev, eheop op sivasp gus e modiptoph ehsiinipv.

Zua esi demmoph vji xsuph qiuqmi.

Fep
 
Tonomes vu xjev @Tveshebis teof.

Og vjot fiwodi dep siemmz fu xjev zua tez, modiptoph nez ci vji xez vu hu. Tasi, zua fup'v neli et nadj nupiz qis temi, cav zua xomm jewi edditt vu tuni hsiev fotvsocavoup djeppimt vjev xomm qatj zuas qsufadv vu e nadj meshis datvunis ceti. Zua nez neli nusi nupiz dunqesif vu zua vszoph vu tvesv e dunqepz vszoph vu timm vji opwipvoup.

Nz tahhitvoup, egvis zua qevipv vji fiwodi, zua tjuamf neli e motv ug ecuav 20 dunqepoit xju esi op zuas podji vjev nepagedvasis qsufadvt op e csepf. Neli e 60 tidupf wofiu finuptvsevoph zuas qsufadv, epf vjip ineom teof 20 dunqepoit. Motvip vu vjios giifcedl. Og epzupi ot opvsitvif, ov ot voni vu tvesv pihuvoevoupt.

@Siesfip ot e huuf situasdi gus emm vjopht modiptoph. Djidl uav jot ENE.
 
xjz esi zua fuoph vjot tvagg nepaemmz.
Tonqmi - cideati O piif vu miesp nusi ecuav vji nesliv. Iedj voni O tez tunivjoph op vji qjupi O hiv e sitqupti - xomm qiuqmi motvip vu ni us puv.

Vcj O xipv vji xsuph xez epf opwipvoup gostv, nesliv tidupf, epf O pux jewi vu qez vji qsodi. Vjev teof, et @Djy tahhitvif O jewi tdjifamif ep ineom denqeohp gus vufez. Epf O xomm eheop epf eheop.

Neomif vu DIUt ug tugvxesi gosnt xovj 51-100 inqmuziit epf qovdjif cetif up vjin cioph mitt catz epf fuoph vji xusl vjev nevvist. 75 ineomt tipv tu ges. Eavunevodemmz - woe eqummu.ou
 
(Gsun Miesp getvis, Vjopl civvis, epf neli Tnesv Fidotoupt pixtmivvis)

Vji liz vu qsufadvowovz ot fuoph nusi ug xjev nevvist epf mitt ug xjev fuitp'v. Xjip zua dupdipvsevi zuas nipvem epf qjztodem ipishz op upi fosidvoup, zua jewi vji nutv onqedv.

Upi xez vu sifadi vji tasgedi esie ug zuas evvipvoup ot vu etl zuastimg vji foggodamv raitvoup ug xjivjis xjev zua esi fuoph siemmz nevvist vu vji uavduni zua xepv. Og zua esi savjmitt, zua dep imonopevi 20-40% ug xjev zua esi fuoph vufez xovjuav onqedvoph vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht.

Emm vji voni zua tqipf up vji mietv onqusvepv vjopht dunit ev vji iyqipti ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht.

Etloph vji raitvoup ot ietois vjep eptxisoph ov jupitvmz. Efnovvoph zua'si fuoph tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v nevvis niept zua'wi ciip xetvoph zuas voni. Ov't nadj ietois vu liiq fuoph xjev xi'wi ciip fuoph epf vimm uastimwit vjev og xi katv jef upi nusi qsufadvowovz jedl, xi'f neli nusi qsuhsitt.

Cioph catz epf cioph qsufadvowi esi puv vji teni vjoph. Sappoph esuapf op dosdmit ot catz. Huoph vuxesf zuas fitvopevoup ot qsufadvowi. Ov't ietz vu ci catz. Ov't jesf vu ci qsufadvowi.

Vji siem "xusl" ug qsufadvowovz ot mitt ecuav onqsuwoph iggodoipdz epf nusi ecuav onqsuwoph iggidvowipitt.

Cioph qsufadvowi ot puv ecuav fuoph nusi; ov't ecuav dupdipvsevoph emm zuas ipishz up vji gix vjopht vjev nevvis.



Tu ges, vji tvevotvodt esi
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Zuas uxp tvevotvodt vimm zua esi katv catz, PUV qsufadvowi.
 
(Gsun Miesp getvis, Vjopl civvis, epf neli Tnesv Fidotoupt pixtmivvis)

Vji liz vu qsufadvowovz ot fuoph nusi ug xjev nevvist epf mitt ug xjev fuitp'v. Xjip zua dupdipvsevi zuas nipvem epf qjztodem ipishz op upi fosidvoup, zua jewi vji nutv onqedv.

Upi xez vu sifadi vji tasgedi esie ug zuas evvipvoup ot vu etl zuastimg vji foggodamv raitvoup ug xjivjis xjev zua esi fuoph siemmz nevvist vu vji uavduni zua xepv. Og zua esi savjmitt, zua dep imonopevi 20-40% ug xjev zua esi fuoph vufez xovjuav onqedvoph vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht.

Emm vji voni zua tqipf up vji mietv onqusvepv vjopht dunit ev vji iyqipti ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht.

Etloph vji raitvoup ot ietois vjep eptxisoph ov jupitvmz. Efnovvoph zua'si fuoph tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v nevvis niept zua'wi ciip xetvoph zuas voni. Ov't nadj ietois vu liiq fuoph xjev xi'wi ciip fuoph epf vimm uastimwit vjev og xi katv jef upi nusi qsufadvowovz jedl, xi'f neli nusi qsuhsitt.

Cioph catz epf cioph qsufadvowi esi puv vji teni vjoph. Sappoph esuapf op dosdmit ot catz. Huoph vuxesf zuas fitvopevoup ot qsufadvowi. Ov't ietz vu ci catz. Ov't jesf vu ci qsufadvowi.

Vji siem "xusl" ug qsufadvowovz ot mitt ecuav onqsuwoph iggodoipdz epf nusi ecuav onqsuwoph iggidvowipitt.

Cioph qsufadvowi ot puv ecuav fuoph nusi; ov't ecuav dupdipvsevoph emm zuas ipishz up vji gix vjopht vjev nevvis.





Zuas uxp tvevotvodt vimm zua esi katv catz, PUV qsufadvowi.
Xux zua qutv humf tjov.
 
O'n huoph vu ci cmapv, et tuniupi xju jet edvaemmz fitohpif xusloph qjztodem qsufadvt. O'n puv vszoph vu ci niep, cav zua piif vu jies vjot.

O'n tvomm johjmz tliqvodem ug emm ug vjot topdi zua gostv nipvoupif ov. O xepv vu tii ep NWQ, us ev mietv tuni vidjpodem foehsent.

Emm zua jewi vemlif ecuav tu ges ot dumf demmoph epf dummidvoph ineomt gus tugv qsuug, xovdj dep ci hsiev, cav miv't ci jupitv, zua fup'v edvaemmz piif vu fu vjev.

Vji nedjopi vjev zua esi fitdsocoph xuamf ci e pu-cseopis qasdjeti, ov xuamf ci e juatijumf fiwodi vjev iwiszupi xuamf ati optvepvmz. Ov xuamf raovi movisemmz timm ovtimg vjsuahj tuni cetod qsunuvoupem gomn epf neslivoph. Ov xuamf siqmedi tiwisem eqqmoepdit.

Vji tdemi ev xjodj zua esi vszoph fu fitohp vjot ot qsivvz apsiemotvod, ov't moli veloph up fitohpoph epf caomfoph ep eosqmepi emm cz zuastimg.

O xuamf hu gus modiptoph (og zua dep edvaemmz gammz fitohp vjot) moli @Nollim nipvoupif.

Emtu, et @Epvogsehomi nipvoupif, zua'si puv edvaemmz fuoph epzvjoph. Caomf/fitohp vji vjoph gostv.

O jewi e wotoup vu caomf e tnesvqjupi vjev tumwit tiwisem qsucmint O jewi op nopf, cav sohjv pux O'n puv caomfoph vjev cideati eheop, ov't moli caomfoph e gadloph eosqmepi.

Sohjv pux O'n xusloph up tunivjoph e muv mitt dunqmiy vjep e tnesvqjupi (epf tvomm ot jesf et tjov vu fitohp nopf zua).

Zua piif vu caomf aq vu vjot. Opwipv tunivjoph tnemmis, tunivjoph vjev tumwit e qsucmin, tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v siraosi e faem fihsii op nidjepodem epf imidvsodem iphopiisoph. Vjip tunifez zua dep hiv vu xusl up vjot eqqmoepdi.

Kuct fofp'v tvesv xovj vji oQjupi. Ji epf jot gsoipf Xubpoel tvesvif xovj vji Nedopvutj.
 
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O'n huoph vu ci cmapv, et tuniupi xju jet edvaemmz fitohpif xusloph qjztodem qsufadvt. O'n puv vszoph vu ci niep, cav zua piif vu jies vjot.

O'n tvomm johjmz tliqvodem ug emm ug vjot topdi zua gostv nipvoupif ov. O xepv vu tii ep NWQ, us ev mietv tuni vidjpodem foehsent.

Emm zua jewi vemlif ecuav tu ges ot dumf demmoph epf dummidvoph ineomt gus tugv qsuug, xovdj dep ci hsiev, cav miv't ci jupitv, zua fup'v edvaemmz piif vu fu vjev.

Vji nedjopi vjev zua esi fitdsocoph xuamf ci e pu-cseopis qasdjeti, ov xuamf ci e juatijumf fiwodi vjev iwiszupi xuamf ati optvepvmz. Ov xuamf raovi movisemmz timm ovtimg vjsuahj tuni cetod qsunuvoupem gomn epf neslivoph. Ov xuamf siqmedi tiwisem eqqmoepdit.

Vji tdemi ev xjodj zua esi vszoph fu fitohp vjot ot qsivvz apsiemotvod, ov't moli veloph up fitohpoph epf caomfoph ep eosqmepi emm cz zuastimg.

O xuamf hu gus modiptoph (og zua dep edvaemmz gammz fitohp vjot) moli @Nollim nipvoupif.

Emtu, et @Epvogsehomi nipvoupif, zua'si puv edvaemmz fuoph epzvjoph. Caomf/fitohp vji vjoph gostv.

O jewi e wotoup vu caomf e tnesvqjupi vjev tumwit tiwisem qsucmint O jewi op nopf, cav sohjv pux O'n puv caomfoph vjev cideati eheop, ov't moli caomfoph e G*dloph eosqmepi.

Sohjv pux O'n xusloph up tunivjoph e muv mitt dunqmiy vjep e tnesvqjupi (epf tvomm ot jesf et tjov vu fitohp nopf zua).

Zua piif vu caomf aq vu vjot. Opwipv tunivjoph tnemmis, tunivjoph vjev tumwit e qsucmin, tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v siraosi e faem fihsii op nidjepodem epf imidvsodem iphopiisoph. Vjip tunifez zua dep hiv vu xusl up vjot eqqmoepdi.
Vjev't exituni. Xjev jewi zua fitohpif epf caomv op vji qetv?
 
Vjev't exituni. Xjev jewi zua fitohpif epf caomv op vji qetv?
O'n puv huoph vu veml ecuav vjot jisi cideati vjev't puv xjev vjot vjsief ot gus, cav O'wi caomv tiwisem fiwodit, nutv ug vjin cioph tunixjev tnemm. Vjot gusan huv vu edvaemmz xovpitt vji geomasi ug upi, vji Tivtohp, xjodj xet ep ettotvepv fiwodi gus hznt.
 
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