Please don't take this thread off-topic by discussing the posters who are posting to it. We all are entitled to our opinions regardless of our backgrounds. Thank you.
Early market analysis isn't always good enough or accurate to determine the value or potential success of your product. Again, the marketplace is littered with examples of products from successful companies who did good market analysis ahead of time and the product still failed.
Launching a brand new product *category* (motorized personal transportation that wasn't a vehicle) is a whole different ballgame. And that made it especially difficult for Segway.
But sure, by all means, stick to the simplistic explanation. It explains it all just perfectly.
John
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An original Segway employee, 2001-2005
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