Assignment 9A – Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2
- Who: There are several groups
of people falling outside my market. These include music majors, who
according to Interviewee 3, have the necessary resources already at their
disposal and industry professionals like Interviewee 5, who said he has
enough collaborators and wouldn’t buy it.
Local performers like the DAC (Digital Audio Collective – a UF club)
interviewees also wouldn’t need the equipment-based service since they
already have nice setups to work on their music with.
- I also found out the collaboration
feature of the service would depend on having a lot of diverse types of in-house
pros. Two of the people I interviewed in the DAC club are involved with
EDM and Alternative music, and asked if the service would have other local
EDM producers on it, something I’d never considered.
- Interviewee 2 said that music majors
would most likely be a good market for my service, but Interviewee 3 (a
music major) said she would not use the service since there are already
instruments and equipment in the music building.
- What: Interviewee 5 essentially
confirmed this service would not be for high up industry professionals. People
like this have no interest in our offerings since they have access to all
these tools themselves.
- Why: The need isn’t
significantly different, it’s just whether or not people already have the
necessary equipment and expertise.
For those who don’t, Hyperspeed is the perfect vehicle to teach
them.
Inside the Boundary Outside the Boundary
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Who:
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Music enthusiasts who can afford
the service
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Music majors that already have
the tools necessary for their projects
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Creators who want the
opportunity to work with others
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Those who already have access to
facilities to record and others to collaborate with
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Those who want to learn the
skill and process of music
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Some music industry
professionals
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What:
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Making music
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Providing access to A-List celebrities
and stars
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Working with music professionals
Getting music equipment
delivered to you
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Becoming a music pro in a day or
a week
Providing studio equipment installation
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Why:
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Music is an essential part of
our culture, as are its most prolific creators
People who are skilled and have
worked in music a long time can help beginners learn easily
Not everyone has access to a
professional music studio nearby and/or can’t afford the high rates
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The service is cheaper than
studio rates, but is still expensive to the average consumer. However, it’s not enough to afford
A-Listers
Getting to a professional level
in music won’t happen quickly, it takes years of experience
Several people in the general
targeted demographic already have equipment, access to it, and/or enough
people to collaborate with
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Nice job parsing out who is and who isn’t in your target market. I had another thought for another potential customer. Podcast creators. Also the spoken word in general is something to consider. People might have a book or thesis they wrote to be read and narrated by them as well. Revenue stream.
ReplyDeleteI would encourage you to continue talking about this business idea with the DAC as you get plenty of tearful feedback from them.
Wasn't this interesting to search out who WOULDN'T use our services? You did well to honestly acknowledge the demographics that would not find your service useful, and identified the limitations that determined their lack of interest. What would you tweak as a result of this information? The product/service mix? Or your target market? I second Tony's podcaster suggestion, as a consumer of too many podcasts daily, I feel the production quality is critical to listenership.
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