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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
jdpt
Shark Tank!!!!!!
goingtogoeatworms
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!
BeensBeens
How did it go?
stillmostlyalurker
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
OddOod
No thanks. I have a cheap as fuck cleaning lady
Planet11202
OP secretly wants to see my hard water stains ;)
SchrodingersSchrodinger
There wasn't an additional comments section but I would only buy a product like that if it was fairly natural.
JemimaWubbums
Don't forget about an NDA. Good luck! If you have time do a cost analysis as well.
Squeezit
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...
AprilFoolsCakeDay
Full market analysis? A Short survey? On Imgur? Dafuq are you smoking?
mardonious
Does it only clean tile, or also shower curtains?
IamNotAClone
Congrats on the millions of $$
Krocsyldiphithic
Why did he call you toady? Do you look like a frog?
Vhyson
I don't have a problem with limescale where I live currently, but best of luck.
Stonejrod1
Is it a bodywash called Knees and Toes?
GeneralBuzzkil
Good Luck OP, I hope that everything works out for you with this!
BradJohnson774
You need to talk to a patent attorney before you do anything else.
railgap
Oh, so you've done the equivalent of a professional patent search? Wow, cool, you just saved yourself thousands of dollars! Not.
RhymingEverything
@OP How did it go? Are you a millionaire yet?
WeaselBandit
Not quite yet. Although I do run my own successful business with 5 employees. :)
originalBabewiththePower
I did it but it wouldn't let me click my age bracket so I rounded down like any normal woman would.
Luxaeus
It knew you were younger at heart.
originalBabewiththePower
Nice. I'll take it.
lostender
It might be worthwhile to specify the applicability to different types of hard water/contaminants in your pitch.
captaineddie17
i dont clean the shower. shower cleans me!
StihlDriver
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.
Whitetiger7654
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.
lsseckman
Hey there are a lot of materials on this, but if you have any software ideas I could potentially help
KillingTheJoke6
You can file a patent pending, so the guy doesn't rip you off.
clid3r
As someone that mentors and helps at two incubators. Mailing yourself doesn't issue anything. You can file a provisional patent for $60
Sasuuni
@op probably something you should be aware of.
UsernameNotTakenYet
Don't you just need to mail yourself the proposal so it has a dated post stamp to show prior conception?
KillingTheJoke6
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.
clid3r
An NDA isn't worth the paper it's printed on if you don't have the money to enforce it.
UsernameNotTakenYet
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."
goingcrazy
I filled it out but it switched my answer for age from 26-30 to 61+.
emkay443
There's already a product for that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPONH2j4In8
TheLetdown
Aid? Best I could give you is AIDS
WeaselBandit
Well... I'll take what I can get. *sighs* Unzips...
theboringusername
I love everything about this whole post
Strostkovy
Unzips? You have one of those pants with a butthole zipper?
DonnerVarg
Maybe you have no ass, but some of us need to unzip to pull our pants down.
BeauM
Is it a Jump to Conclusions mat?
Science4SteakSauce
Youy see, there would be a mat there. With conclusions written on it...that you could jump to.
kisselFL
Horrible, this idea.
helmutboy
http://imgur.com/INswSuc
Neednoggle
MinorityRetort
Wow, that is exactly as you described it, Tom.
jazzmatazz
So just like a magic 8 ball
thecommenterimgurdeserves
Im gonna go ahead and assume its a product for preventing limescale build up in my shower. Just a guess.
WeCouldAllGoPeeTogether
Joke's on him, my shower surround is constructed of pure limescale.
SaraFourImgur
So would the device get rid of the shower?
woodenbadger
It's an anti-siege device to stop all types of citrus from ascending castle walls.
causality
Curious how it's different than other automatic shower cleaners.
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
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.
FlappinBurgers
"Up to 30 days". OP promised a product that works indefinitely.
2020Gamer
It comes in this bottle where all you have to do is spray it on after you shower! It's genius!