This document discusses seizing opportunities through innovation and product development. It describes seizing as the stage where entrepreneurs fully dedicate effort to a new venture's success. Innovation is improving existing products/services or finding new ways of doing things. The document outlines three types of innovations and gives examples. It also details the five key stages of product and service planning and development: idea, concept, development, test marketing, and commercialization.
This document discusses seizing opportunities through innovation and product development. It describes seizing as the stage where entrepreneurs fully dedicate effort to a new venture's success. Innovation is improving existing products/services or finding new ways of doing things. The document outlines three types of innovations and gives examples. It also details the five key stages of product and service planning and development: idea, concept, development, test marketing, and commercialization.
This document discusses seizing opportunities through innovation and product development. It describes seizing as the stage where entrepreneurs fully dedicate effort to a new venture's success. Innovation is improving existing products/services or finding new ways of doing things. The document outlines three types of innovations and gives examples. It also details the five key stages of product and service planning and development: idea, concept, development, test marketing, and commercialization.
This document discusses seizing opportunities through innovation and product development. It describes seizing as the stage where entrepreneurs fully dedicate effort to a new venture's success. Innovation is improving existing products/services or finding new ways of doing things. The document outlines three types of innovations and gives examples. It also details the five key stages of product and service planning and development: idea, concept, development, test marketing, and commercialization.
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S3 Seizing the Opportunity
This is the last step in opportunity
spotting and assessment Opportunity Seizing • This is the “pushing through” with the chosen opportunity • This is the stage where entrepreneurs should exert effort and full dedication for the success of the new venture. The entrepreneur’s idea can be any type of innovations. Innovation • Innovation is the process of positively improving an existing product or service. • Innovation means coming up with new ways to do things. 1. Launch of Apple's iPhone Introduces Smart Phone Frenzy 2. Toyota introduced “Prius”, a hybrid car 3. A “tuyo” became a gourmet delicacy Three types of innovations 1. Breakthrough Innovation – these innovations, which may also include inventions, occur infrequently as these establish the platform on which future innovations in an area are developed It must be protected by a patent, a trade secret or copyright. Three types of innovations 2. Technological Innovation – These innovations occur more frequently than breakthrough innovations. These are technological advancements of an existing product or service. Three types of innovations 3. Ordinary innovation – They are commonly originating from market analysis and technology pull instead of a technology push. The market has a strong influence in the implementation of an innovation. Bottomline Innovation of product and services should improve the lives of its users. Product or Service Planning and Development Process • Seizing process involves refining and developing the opportunity. This process is called product and service planning and development process. Five key Stages 1. Idea Stage – In this stage, the entrepreneur determines what are the feasible products that will perfectly suit the opportunity. 2. Concept Stage – The developed idea will undergo a consumer acceptance test. It includes: a. Getting initial reactions from target market (surveys) b. Distribution channels (where do you want to sell your product) 3. Product development stage – the entrepreneur leverages on the information generated from prospective customers. The entrepreneur will conduct a consumer panel where the actual product samples or service samples will be given or rendered to the panel of potential customers. (FREE Taste for food, Free samples) 4. Test marketing stage – measures whether the product or service can be commercialized.