Define Your Customer Segment 

  • What problem are you solving? Whose needs will be served by your product? Would you buy this product? What will the product cost at retail, and is that in line with customer expectations? How big is your market? Build a Marketing Requirement Document.
  • What does your brand stand for? This is not the same thing as a company name, logo or tagline, but what you represent. Brand identity is a huge part of today's marketing world.
  • There are customer needs, and customer wants. The question your product answers may be mundane, but that doesn't mean you can't make it sexy. Test your idea's seduction power with Google Ad Words hitting your "future website".
  • By the way, it's probably never too early for Intellectual Property and trademark consultation, just for peace of mind.