Talk With Real Customers Before the Launch

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As online crowdsourcing has shown, people will support a proposed business or cause that moves them. For entrepreneurs, the ability to test a proposed product or service's uniqueness and appeal has never been better.  EIX panelists Heidi Neck of Babson College, Kim Eddleston of Northeastern University and Dan Holland of Utah State University discuss how entrepreneurs can test the waters before they roll out their business ideas.


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DOI: 10.17919/X93G6H
Eddleston, K., & Holland, D. (2016, November 7). Talk with real customers before the launch. Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://eiexchange.com/content/239-talk-with-real-customers-before-the-launch
Eddleston, Kimberly, and Dan Holland. "Talk With Real Customers Before the Launch" Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange. 7 Nov. 2016. Web 6 May. 2024 <https://eiexchange.com/content/239-talk-with-real-customers-before-the-launch>.

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