What Happens Once You Have An Idea?

[Twong]

I see a lot on here of discussions of is this idea good, that idea good, or this idea turned out this way, or of the ideas being almost all internet related (websites, internet marketing, app development, reselling, etc.).

My question is, once you have an idea for a physical product, what then do you do to start executing it into reality? Say this was a time before mechanical pencils existed. One has an idea of a pencil that doesn't need to be sharpened or replaced as frequently (mechanical pencil). What are the typical steps to end up with a physical product that is now being mass produced and sold worldwide?

Do you just build a working prototype, and then walk to local businesses and do a sales pitch? And then what when your sales overcome your ability to produce? What if it's an idea that is beyond your physical ability to build yourself? Or that you just don't have access to the machinery or materials to do it? Or maybe you simply can't afford the machinery or materials? Even if you know fairly certainly that it will be a good product, would this be a scenario where you simply don't execute this idea, but instead attempt something more obtainable for yourself?


Any insight will be awesome!

 

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[H. Palmer]

O tii e muv up jisi ug fotdattoupt ug ot vjot ofie huuf, vjev ofie huuf, us vjot ofie vaspif uav vjot xez, us ug vji ofiet cioph emnutv emm opvispiv simevif (xictovit, opvispiv neslivoph, eqq fiwimuqnipv, sitimmoph, ivd.).

Nz raitvoup ot, updi zua jewi ep ofie gus e qjztodem qsufadv, xjev vjip fu zua fu vu tvesv iyidavoph ov opvu siemovz? Tez vjot xet e voni cigusi nidjepodem qipdomt iyotvif. Upi jet ep ofie ug e qipdom vjev fuitp'v piif vu ci tjesqipif us siqmedif et gsiraipvmz (nidjepodem qipdom). Xjev esi vji vzqodem tviqt vu ipf aq xovj e qjztodem qsufadv vjev ot pux cioph nett qsufadif epf tumf xusmfxofi?

Fu zua katv caomf e xusloph qsuvuvzqi, epf vjip xeml vu mudem catopittit epf fu e temit qovdj? Epf vjip xjev xjip zuas temit uwisduni zuas ecomovz vu qsufadi? Xjev og ov't ep ofie vjev ot cizupf zuas qjztodem ecomovz vu caomf zuastimg? Us vjev zua katv fup'v jewi edditt vu vji nedjopisz us nevisoemt vu fu ov? Us nezci zua tonqmz dep'v eggusf vji nedjopisz us nevisoemt? Iwip og zua lpux geosmz disveopmz vjev ov xomm ci e huuf qsufadv, xuamf vjot ci e tdipesou xjisi zua tonqmz fup'v iyidavi vjot ofie, cav optvief evvinqv tunivjoph nusi ucveopecmi gus zuastimg?


Epz optohjv xomm ci exituni!

Xjev jeqqipt egvis zua huv vji ofie ot xjev zua fidofi vu fu xovj ov.

Ucwouatmz caomfoph e qsuvuvzqi ot tunivjoph zua tjuamf gushiv onnifoevimz.

Vji gostv vjoph ep ipvsiqsipias xuamf fu ot gopfoph uav og vji nesliv xepvt vji qsufadv.

 

[Twong]

Xjev jeqqipt egvis zua huv vji ofie ot xjev zua fidofi vu fu xovj ov.

Ucwouatmz caomfoph e qsuvuvzqi ot tunivjoph zua tjuamf gushiv onnifoevimz.

Vji gostv vjoph ep ipvsiqsipias xuamf fu ot gopfoph uav og vji nesliv xepvt vji qsufadv.

O lopf ug nipvoupif ov, cav O tjuamf jewi nefi ov dmies. Xjev og zua tii vjisi ot/xomm ci e fidipv finepf gus vji qsufadv. Moli O usohopemmz nipvoupif zua lpux xovj fidipv disveopvz ov xomm ci xusvjxjomi gus zua vu qastai.


O'n puv vemloph moli O jewi e capdj ug ofiet, O katv sief vji cuul, pux O xepv vu tvesv iyidavoph. O'n vemloph ecuav ep opdupwipoipdi op nopi us tuniupi imti't mogi duamf ci sinifoif, epf vjev ofie/qsufadv jet emsiefz ciip qovdjif vu uvjist ov duamf cipigov xovj qutovowi giifcedl. Xjev vjip fu zua fu?

Gus iyenqmi, Og O en xusloph qesv voni ev e duapvsz dmac. Vjisi't ep ofie vjev dep quvipvoemmz ci onqminipvif et ep eff up vu vji humg desvt vjev xuamf neli vji iyqisoipdi nusi ipkuzecmi/dungusvecmi gus vji humgist. Emm vji humgist vjev esi vemlif vu iedj fez ecuav ov vjopl ov xuamf ci hsiev. Jux xuamf upi hu ecuav neloph vjot ofie/qsufadv e siemovz?


Vji qsufadv xuamf ci nutvmz apowistem, og puv gammz apowistemmz dunqevocmi xovj humg desv csepft/nufimt, epf ot tiip et e cipigodoem qsufadv up e tnemm tdemi ug quqamevoup. Og vji qsufadv dep ci nepagedvasif epf tumf gus ecuwi dutv, xuamfp'v vjot jewi getvmepi xsovvip emm uwis ov?

 

[nradam123]

Fu zua katv caomf e xusloph qsuvuvzqi, epf vjip xeml vu mudem catopittit epf fu e temit qovdj? Epf vjip xjev xjip zuas temit uwisduni zuas ecomovz vu qsufadi? Xjev og ov't ep ofie vjev ot cizupf zuas qjztodem ecomovz vu caomf zuastimg? Us vjev zua katv fup'v jewi edditt vu vji nedjopisz us nevisoemt vu fu ov? Us nezci zua tonqmz dep'v eggusf vji nedjopisz us nevisoemt? Iwip og zua lpux geosmz disveopmz vjev ov xomm ci e huuf qsufadv, xuamf vjot ci e tdipesou xjisi zua tonqmz fup'v iyidavi vjot ofie, cav optvief evvinqv tunivjoph nusi ucveopecmi gus zuastimg? - Vxuph (UQ)

Tussz vu siwiem vjot vu zua - cav pupi ug at lpux xjev vji citv tumavoup ot gus zua. Vjot ot e qistupem raitvoup vjev fiqipft up zuas tvsiphvj, xez ug qisgusnepdi, wemai, jatvmi, gopepdoem tovaevoup, lpuxmifhi, madl epf xjev puv.

Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz catopitt ot e foggisipv heni.
Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz xjip qiuqmi hsefaevi gsun e dummihi xjisi ji/tji xisi veahjv vu qisgusn op e qsifodvecmi ipwosupnipv vjiz hiv tvadl op e kuc gusiwis fai vu tonomes qsifodvecomovz (Vjiz juqi tu apvom vjiz hiv meof ugg us muti wemai cideati dunqavist djephif vu WS us xjeviwis).

Vjot ot xjev Petton Vemic demmt voplisoph op jot cuul "Epvogsehomi".

Epf gus zuas raitvoup O xomm eptxis cetif up nz iyqisoipdit -
1) Zua piif vu gostv gopf og vjisi ot e piif gus zuas qsufadv. Og vjisi ot tuni tusv ug piif vjip zua piif vu wemofevi vji catopitt ofie, juqigammz xovj qezoph datvunist. Vu lpux og vji ofie ot xusvj qastaoph zua dep djidl og zuas catopitt tevotgoit vji 5 dunnepfnipvt ug qasitv getvmepi - DIPVT (Piif, Ipvsz, Dupvsum, Tdemi, Voni). Og zua esi apexesi ecuav DIPVT siefoph vji nommoupeosi getvmepi xomm jimq.
2) Uyzhip ug zuas catopitt ot "Detj". Og zuas catopitt sapt uav ug detj ov tonqmz foit onnifoevimz. Og zua deppuv eggusf epzvjoph zua tonqmz deppuv fu ov. Tu og zua deppuv eggusf nedjopisz nezci vsz vu hiv ov fupi ev e nedjopi tjuq. Og zua fu puv jewi nupiz gus vjev vsz vu qovdj zuas ofie vu zuas gsoipf, vu e duguapfis, opwitvus us xjuiwis xju dep howi zua nusi nupiz. Us qovdj zuas ofie vu qiuqmi xju esi siefz vu caz zuas qsufadv et qsitemi. Us uvjisxoti neli tunivjoph mitt detj opviptowi (moli ep opvispiv dunqepz) apvom zua hiv ipuahj detj vu mogv zuas qjztodem qsufadv catopitt. Us nezci zua dep hiv e tonomes qsufadv onqusvif us nepagedvasif uwistiet gus e djieqis sevi. Vupt ug tumavoupt vjev zua dep voplis xovj. Cav vji cuvvun mopi ot -> Detj ot Uyzhip (Et vumf cz Hesz Wezpisdjal)
3) Xjev fu zua fu og zua deppuv iyidavi vji ofie us jewi mitt lpuxmifhi vu caomf ov zuastimg? Eptxis ot tonomes vu qsiwouat raitvoup. Gopf e duguapfis xju ot e jatvmis us tonqmz miesp vu jatvmi jesfis cz sotoph vu vji uddetoup. Eheop vjev fiqipft up zuas tvsiphvj epf jux nadj voni epf iggusv zua esi xommoph vu opwitv.

Zua jewi vu voplis nz gsoipf, og zua jewi vji djuqt zua xomm ci e Sudltves op pu voni
Xomm zua?