The 1950s promised a future of gleaming appliances, push-button convenience, and technological marvels in every American home. Instead, the decade delivered some of the most spectacular product ...

Product failure can take place whenever the requirements for a product, or a provisional product, are not achieved through the usual manufacturing method. Examples include issues like product ...

Anyone mad enough to launch a new product already knows the stats surrounding product failure. According to Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, over 30,000 new products are ...

Product development is a process that involves several stages, from ideation to launch it also determines the success or failure of a product. One critical step in this process is concept testing.

If you’re in the business of product development, here’s one thing that is important to remember: The odds are against you. A study from late last year by a Harvard Business School professor starkly ...

We’ve all heard the truism about “building a better mousetrap”—but in the crowded, competitive tech marketplace, even a groundbreaking concept doesn’t guarantee the world will beat a path to your door ...

Sean Jacobsohn, founder of the Failure Museum, shares notable product failures and the lessons we can learn from them. What can failures like Harley-Davidson Cologne or Cheetos Lip Balm teach us about ...

At the heart of the free market system is the interplay of reward and risk. Companies that grow have visionaries at the helm and in their development departments who are always creating the next big ...

I’ve spent the past two decades helping companies build and launch products including Microsoft, Google, and now Xero. Some of these products have gone on to be very successful. Others have been total ...

Advisers should not be held accountable for product failure, and product and advice should remain separate, according to the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP).