Comments on: Is there "Customer" in that idea? http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/ Ideas to Help Customers Build Your Business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris Bailey http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-13808 Chris Bailey Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:44:35 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/#comment-13808 It's a good simple test to use - and for some reason one of the hardest to remember. We seem to get caught up in our own personal sense of 'cool' and emotionally attached to our own ideas. It then becomes easy to forget that, for nearly anything we do, there's always someone else's needs to consider or an audience to speak to. It's said that art is knowing which ideas to keep and which ideas to release. Thanks for reminding me of a simple litmus test...one that I can carry with me in my daylight work and my sideline gigs. It's a good simple test to use – and for some reason one of the hardest to remember. We seem to get caught up in our own personal sense of 'cool' and emotionally attached to our own ideas. It then becomes easy to forget that, for nearly anything we do, there's always someone else's needs to consider or an audience to speak to.

It's said that art is knowing which ideas to keep and which ideas to release. Thanks for reminding me of a simple litmus test…one that I can carry with me in my daylight work and my sideline gigs.

]]> By: Chris Bailey http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-131069 Chris Bailey Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/#comment-131069 It's a good simple test to use - and for some reason one of the hardest to remember. We seem to get caught up in our own personal sense of 'cool' and emotionally attached to our own ideas. It then becomes easy to forget that, for nearly anything we do, there's always someone else's needs to consider or an audience to speak to. It's said that art is knowing which ideas to keep and which ideas to release. Thanks for reminding me of a simple litmus test...one that I can carry with me in my daylight work and my sideline gigs. It's a good simple test to use – and for some reason one of the hardest to remember. We seem to get caught up in our own personal sense of 'cool' and emotionally attached to our own ideas. It then becomes easy to forget that, for nearly anything we do, there's always someone else's needs to consider or an audience to speak to.

It's said that art is knowing which ideas to keep and which ideas to release. Thanks for reminding me of a simple litmus test…one that I can carry with me in my daylight work and my sideline gigs.

]]> By: Chris Bailey http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-131070 Chris Bailey Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:44:00 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/#comment-131070 It's a good simple test to use - and for some reason one of the hardest to remember. We seem to get caught up in our own personal sense of 'cool' and emotionally attached to our own ideas. It then becomes easy to forget that, for nearly anything we do, there's always someone else's needs to consider or an audience to speak to. It's said that art is knowing which ideas to keep and which ideas to release. Thanks for reminding me of a simple litmus test...one that I can carry with me in my daylight work and my sideline gigs. It's a good simple test to use – and for some reason one of the hardest to remember. We seem to get caught up in our own personal sense of 'cool' and emotionally attached to our own ideas. It then becomes easy to forget that, for nearly anything we do, there's always someone else's needs to consider or an audience to speak to.

It's said that art is knowing which ideas to keep and which ideas to release. Thanks for reminding me of a simple litmus test…one that I can carry with me in my daylight work and my sideline gigs.

]]> By: Steve Harvey http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-13685 Steve Harvey Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:44:23 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/#comment-13685 I love the power and simplicity of the phrase "There's no customer in that idea" and will ask myself "Where's the customer in this idea?" before I get too excited about any new idea. Thanks! I love the power and simplicity of the phrase "There's no customer in that idea" and will ask myself "Where's the customer in this idea?" before I get too excited about any new idea. Thanks!

]]> By: Steve Harvey http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-131067 Steve Harvey Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/#comment-131067 I love the power and simplicity of the phrase "There's no customer in that idea" and will ask myself "Where's the customer in this idea?" before I get too excited about any new idea. Thanks! I love the power and simplicity of the phrase "There's no customer in that idea" and will ask myself "Where's the customer in this idea?" before I get too excited about any new idea. Thanks!

]]> By: Steve Harvey http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-131068 Steve Harvey Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2007/04/21/is-there-customer-in-that-idea/#comment-131068 I love the power and simplicity of the phrase "There's no customer in that idea" and will ask myself "Where's the customer in this idea?" before I get too excited about any new idea. Thanks! I love the power and simplicity of the phrase "There's no customer in that idea" and will ask myself "Where's the customer in this idea?" before I get too excited about any new idea. Thanks!

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