people don't buy in bulk because then they are stuck with that one product for a long time. I mean really, am I supposed to use last years outdated butt wipes when I know there is a better way to wipe my ass?
release early but don't release too early...I did and in a way I feel it's coming back to hurt me. I approached my first merchant with the idea of running trail test and told them I was mainly looking for some customer feedback. They agreed to help out but I got more media coverage than expected and that's where things took an unexpected turn. I was upfront that my product was not ready for the masses and that I just needed to see how it worked in the real world so I could perfect the product. I was also upfront that my development skills would limit the growth of the product and that I was hoping to attract the attention of a technical co-founder and maybe an investor. We ran the test run, I got my feedback and I even talked with a few investors. I Then went back into development, made the changes (took longer than I thought) and now my first customer is most likely not going to stay with the product. They made $360, I made $72. I did however find a technical co-founder:)