Imgur, I call upon you for aid!

May 2, 2017 3:40 PM

WeaselBandit

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So yes...
I have ideas for inventions.
I've made tons of prototypes.

I've gotten in touch with a local businessman who's renowned for helping out entrepreneurs and actively seeks out people with ideas to help them or fund them.
He called me today and wants to meet me tomorrow
I want to show him one of my more complete ideas.

I've already proven proof-of-concept.
I have made 3d and 2d animation videos showing of how the product works.
I've done research to make sure that something like this hasn't been patented yet.
And a lot of other stuff.
The only thing I need is to have done a thorough market analysis with a wide array of people.

So if you could spare only 30 seconds to fill out 6 questions that would help me out tremendously. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGowi6kAcsY0KqR1wTgYffo29-YVIHGNe8xZotAc0xpp4v7g/viewform

Thank you guys in advance!

Edit:
More than 230 submissions!
Thank you so much guys.
The information is great.
It shows that there is interest, both for buying it and using it.

Edit 2:
500+ submissions!
This is fantastic.
Thank you very much for helping me out you guys. I'm going to bed now and will look forward to how many more will come before I wake up in the morning.
:D

Edit 3:
This post just made FP as I was writing Edit 2 and the submissions jumped from 510 to 543 in 3 minutes...! :O (and to 600 as I was writing this)
Thanks again so much guys... I will see you in the morning. :D

Edit 4:
Wow... Just wow you guys.
I just woke up and the counter so far says 2900 submissions!
This is amazing. It really is something that I can use.
Thank you so much.. :D

Shark Tank!!!!!!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We have a shower spray that my boyfriend uses everyday... It's like $7 a bottle. Seems to work well. The price ranges you gave were high!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How did it go?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I didn't take the survey because I don't think I'm in your market, and I don't want to negate the need for the product. I hope I helped! GL

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No thanks. I have a cheap as fuck cleaning lady

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

OP secretly wants to see my hard water stains ;)

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There wasn't an additional comments section but I would only buy a product like that if it was fairly natural.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Don't forget about an NDA. Good luck! If you have time do a cost analysis as well.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm looking for new ideas for a product to market, since I have a CRM / Marketing / Ecommerce software and I'm not using it...

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Full market analysis? A Short survey? On Imgur? Dafuq are you smoking?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Does it only clean tile, or also shower curtains?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Congrats on the millions of $$

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why did he call you toady? Do you look like a frog?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I don't have a problem with limescale where I live currently, but best of luck.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is it a bodywash called Knees and Toes?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Good Luck OP, I hope that everything works out for you with this!

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

You need to talk to a patent attorney before you do anything else.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh, so you've done the equivalent of a professional patent search? Wow, cool, you just saved yourself thousands of dollars! Not.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@OP How did it go? Are you a millionaire yet?

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not quite yet. Although I do run my own successful business with 5 employees. :)

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I did it but it wouldn't let me click my age bracket so I rounded down like any normal woman would.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It knew you were younger at heart.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Nice. I'll take it.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It might be worthwhile to specify the applicability to different types of hard water/contaminants in your pitch.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

i dont clean the shower. shower cleans me!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Here I was thinking I'd have to get married before my soap scum build-up woes would be taken care of. This is so much cheaper.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Care to expand on how you do it? I mean go from idea to product. I have lots of ideas. But zero know how of how to create them.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey there are a lot of materials on this, but if you have any software ideas I could potentially help

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You can file a patent pending, so the guy doesn't rip you off.

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

As someone that mentors and helps at two incubators. Mailing yourself doesn't issue anything. You can file a provisional patent for $60

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@op probably something you should be aware of.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Don't you just need to mail yourself the proposal so it has a dated post stamp to show prior conception?

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

That meets the standard for 'prior art'. But I'm talking paying a few hundred to get a 'patent pending' which is a stronger position.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

An NDA isn't worth the paper it's printed on if you don't have the money to enforce it.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's something they told us. "If you can't get a patent submission or lawyer'd NDA, at least mail it to yourself so you have SOMETHING."

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I filled it out but it switched my answer for age from 26-30 to 61+.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There's already a product for that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPONH2j4In8

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Aid? Best I could give you is AIDS

9 years ago | Likes 52 Dislikes 2

Well... I'll take what I can get. *sighs* Unzips...

9 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

I love everything about this whole post

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Unzips? You have one of those pants with a butthole zipper?

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Maybe you have no ass, but some of us need to unzip to pull our pants down.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Is it a Jump to Conclusions mat?

9 years ago | Likes 240 Dislikes 1

Youy see, there would be a mat there. With conclusions written on it...that you could jump to.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Horrible, this idea.

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

9 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 0

Wow, that is exactly as you described it, Tom.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So just like a magic 8 ball

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Im gonna go ahead and assume its a product for preventing limescale build up in my shower. Just a guess.

9 years ago | Likes 138 Dislikes 1

Joke's on him, my shower surround is constructed of pure limescale.

9 years ago | Likes 48 Dislikes 0

So would the device get rid of the shower?

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It's an anti-siege device to stop all types of citrus from ascending castle walls.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Curious how it's different than other automatic shower cleaners.

9 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

I don't get how that is supposed to work. But then again, I just use a squeegee to dry the shower after I'm done.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"Up to 30 days". OP promised a product that works indefinitely.

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

It comes in this bottle where all you have to do is spray it on after you shower! It's genius!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0