Failure by Committee Failure - the Podcast

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Good, established companies can blow a product intro just like a startup.  There was the Ford Edsel, of course.  A failure so epic that it is the poster child for bad product planning by committee.  Many old-line companies have their own "Edsels,” though, you rarely hear about them.  Join us in a discussion of a line of women’s shoes that designed by committee and resoundingly rejected in the marketplace.

Good, established companies can blow a product intro just like a startup.  There was the Ford Edsel, of course.  A failure so epic that it is the poster child for bad product planning by committee.  Many old-line companies have their own "Edsels,” though, you rarely hear about them.  Join us in a discussion of a line of women’s shoes that designed by committee and resoundingly rejected in the marketplace.