Product Development Quotes

“Corporate governance, in this century, must include exploring how ESG factors can drive innovation and product development.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Board Room Blitz: Mastering the Art of Corporate Governance

“Once achieved, maintaining relevance requires constant listening, questioning, prototyping and testing.”
― Roger Spitz, Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

“The world’s most deadly fluff is: “I would definitely buy that.” It just sounds so concrete. As a founder, you desperately want to believe it’s money in the bank. But folks are wildly optimistic about what they would do in the future. They’re always more positive, excited, and willing to pay in the imagined future than they are once it arrives.”
― Rob Fitzpatrick, The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you

“In our factories, we create flexibility by paying more to workers who can work at more stations on a production line. We value flexibility, and we pay for it. In contrast, most product development organizations exclusively reward specialization.”
― Donald G. Reinertsen, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development

“Sometimes we just need to put down our phones, close our eyes and take a few deep breaths. Ideas are often in flight patterns around our brains, just waiting for clearance to land.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“We go through the futile process of asking for opinions and fish for compliments because we crave approval. We want to believe that the support and sign-off of someone we respect means our venture will succeed. But really, that person’s opinion doesn’t matter. They have no idea if the business is going to work. Only the market knows. You’re searching for the truth, not trying to be right. And you want to do it as quickly and cheaply as possible. Learning that your beliefs are wrong is frustrating, but it’s progress. It’s bringing you ever closer to the truth of a real problem and a good market. The worst thing you can do is ignore the bad news while searching for some tiny grain of validation to celebrate. You want the truth, not a gold star.”
― Rob Fitzpatrick, The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you

“The MVP has just those features considered sufficient for it to be of value to customers and allow for it to be shipped or sold to early adopters. Customer feedback will inform future development of the product.”
― Scott M. Graffius, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

“To make our world a better place, we need to build products that the corrupt cannot abuse - Bitcoin is the best example of that.”
― Olawale Daniel

“The best idea tools are pen, paper and imagination.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“Bold ideas are often called nonsense until they make sense to the masses. That's why it's important to present ideas, even when we fear they might be called stupid or silly. What they laugh at today, may be what they laud tomorrow.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“To connect with decision makers, we need to present ideas in their language, not ours. Know their business. Talk with them, not at them. Otherwise, they can't hear us when we speak.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“I never aspire to sell miserable products.
Like we all have greed, fear and strong emotions and supposedly I am creating projects focused on it to get a quick attention.
Sell something that empowers and raises humanity.”
― Ankit Samrat

“Here Paul Jessup has discussed about the increased discussion between Sales & Product Development is a fantastic opportunity for both groups to identify new sizable target markets for existing products.”
― pauljessup

“Ideas seldom sell themselves. In fact, the bolder the idea, the more it needs selling. Fresh ideas challenge people to let go of old ideas in order to embrace the new ideas. Selling helps that happen.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“Questions loosen ligaments of cramped minds. Spirited inquiry releases us from trying to solve a problem with the same thinking that caused the problem.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“Little questions can sometimes solve big problems.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“If we know what we don't want to do, it's easier to focus on what we want to do. So before starting a new project, make a Don't Do list.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“Here's a real product development scoop

It's not the product it's the people.

Understanding of the people is the back bone of productization.

Study the people early and develop the product later.”
― Mac Duke The Strategist

“Building life is not just about creating a structure, but also about weaving experiences, emotions, and memories into its foundation.”
― Mr Avinash Prasad

“Is it better for an exhibitor to buy a booth or rent it? That depends. Here are 3 key questions to ask:
– Will you exhibit at more than one show at a time?
– Will your booth footprint vary significantly from show to show?
– Will you make major changes to your marketing, branding, or product line in the next year?”
― Lisa Masiello, Trade Show 411: The Essential Guide to Exhibiting Like a Pro