Product qualification testing or certification testing can be a stressful time for product development teams. Everything you and your team have done up to this point comes down to whether your prototype passes or fails.
Accurately forecasting sales for a new product is difficult. However, if you do the right market research to forecast sales prior to launch you can greatly reduce your risk.
Do you have an idea that you’re looking to protect? If your answer is yes, then you should be looking at filing a patent. In order to file a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) you will first want at least one patent drawing (aka a patent illustration).
Successful product development can be a struggle for many startups and established companies. A products success is largely dependent on a development teams ability to achieve the highly sought after product/market fit. With new products it is far more often that the established market champion is the first brand that attains product/market fit and not the first mover. When it comes to finding product/market fit there are 7 product variables that you can fluctuate and iterate on until you obtain an optimal balance. These variables include price, performance, quality, functionality, ergonomics/ease of use, manufacturability, and marketability.