"Getting It Right the First Time will grab the attention and fill the needs of both veterans and first time entrepreneurs. The authors provide a hardcore inspirational change the world message tempered by real-life examples to illustrate their points. This is a necessary read for the new, new economy entrepreneur." -- Guy Kawasaki, Author of The Art of the Start "In over 35 years as an entrepreneur and seed venture capitalist, I have been fortunate to have been a founder of four public companies and have worked with entrepreneurs to plan and launch many successful ventures. Getting It Right the First Time captures the requirements to make a business a success operationally and financially. Having a clear strategy and thorough business plan based on extensive market research and customer feedback is the most critical issue to a company's success." -- John B. Mumford General Partner, Crosspoint Venture Partners "A must read for all entrepreneurs. John and Peter have reduced the elements of strategic marketing to the core elements. A veritable how to guide for technology entrepreneurs hoping to pioneer new markets. Don't start-up without it. Getting It Right the First Time should be core curriculum for all graduating entrepreneurs!" -- Steve Baloff, General Partner, Advanced Technology Ventures "Katsaros and Christy tell a compelling story where business success requires sophisticated, innovative technology backed by clear business reasoning and strategy. They have proven their ability to cut through all this complexity to produce guidance of high value and present a point of view worth understanding." -- Dave Peterschmidt, President and CEO,Openwave Systems, Inc.

There is no doubt that the pace of business has accelerated—products go from concept to release faster than ever, business partnerships and alliances are established (and dissolved) more quickly, competitors react more swiftly to any tilt in the playing field. In Getting It Right the First Time, John Katsaros and Peter Christy argue that the most successful businesses will be those that learn to anticipate demand—especially during the crucial 18-to-36-month innovation window. Showcasing dozens of colorful examples of lucrative successes and missed opportunities (from high-tech to financial services to medical devices), the authors present a detailed plan for how you and your company can learn to: identify your top customers, successfully position your company and its products to those customers, and catch emerging trends before your competitors do. Eschewing traditional market research techniques—such as focus groups, polls, and surveys—Katsaros and Christy demonstrate how expert interviews with potential early adopters can help identify your killer app—the function that customers most value—and avoid costly trial-and-error. In a viciously competitive world where your company may have only one chance to score big, Getting It Right the First Time provides essential guidance for entrepreneurs, marketers, product developers, and business strategists, and offers new insight into the dynamics of innovation.