How much would you buy a Shot-Ski for

McNochethe whole point of having a shot ski is building it yourself or with your bros. Its all about using an old ski that was trashed in a funny way or has a cool story behind it. Shot skis are sentimental bro, they mean more than just a way to transport liquor into your system.

so fuck off with this idea, fuck stick.

eheath1) How much would you expect a product as described above to cost?
Too Much
2) How much would you be willing to pay for the described product?
$0
3) What is the first reason that comes to mind for not wanting this product? Consider all factors in your life

I think that this is a very, very niche product you have here and a product that everyone usually creates themselves. There are brands that make shots for shot skis (core shots to name one, another i dont remember the name but its a boot in a binding) and those dont even do well. People buy 4 plastic shot glasses for $2, use some glue laying around their house and put them on one of their old skis, its basically zero cost to make a shot ski for a normal person.

think this product has zero chance at being profitable, thats my two cents.

werd.Definitely a solid point. This idea is more aimed toward people who either have no desire to build their own shot-ski or don't have the resources and don't want to spend the money. I know NS is made up of nearly 100% diehard skiers, so I'm not expecting this idea to appeal to everyone. On the other hand, it would be dumb of me to not try to receive input from one of the largest market niches in skiing

werd.Definitely a solid point. This idea is more aimed toward people who either have no desire to build their own shot-ski or don't have the resources and don't want to spend the money. I know NS is made up of nearly 100% diehard skiers, so I'm not expecting this idea to appeal to everyone. On the other hand, it would be dumb of me to not try to receive input from one of the largest market niches in skiing

werd.Thanks for the feedback. The boot and binding shot-ski you're thinking of is ShotzSki. They have a great product but like you mentioned it costs too much to be profitable. To clarify, the strategy of the our marketing is not to aim the product at this segment of the market - it's going to be aimed at people that do not have the motivation or resources to make the shot-ski at a competitive price

eheathI think that market is even smaller than the skiing market.

Your motivation and commitment is impressive, but sometimes you gotta be smart and realize when you've come up with an idea thats not so great and move onto a new idea.

McNochejust like your profile image gif, it's not so great, move on bro

McNochejust like your profile image gif, it's not so great, move on bro

McNocheBro I would go the commercial route. Create a solid shot ski, have the ability to engrave a company's logo or name into the ski. And make it so the shot glasses can release from the shot ski for easy washing.
Bars would love to have a product like that

McNocheBro I would go the commercial route. Create a solid shot ski, have the ability to engrave a company's logo or name into the ski. And make it so the shot glasses can release from the shot ski for easy washing.
Bars would love to have a product like that

werd.I probably won't take your advice but I really do appreciate the critique so far. Again, I want to emphasize the fact that the idea is not going to be marketed as "just a shotski". Our goal is to bridge the gap between a popular skiing tradition for any skier and a product that has been so underrepresented in the market that it has only been popular to a specific market niche.

McNocheBy all means carry on, lose money, waste your own time.
Excuse me while I go flush money down the toilet, which promises me a better a return than your stupid idea

werd.Our price to "set up shop" is essentially free because my friend is an engineer and has established connections with material suppliers. The total cost for starting materials and producing the product should be no more than $500. I know for a fact our margins will be at a minimum of $20 per ski. I know for a fact that I have the connections to make more than 25 sales, so while the company may not expand hugely I'm not just blindly throwing money at an idea

eheathSounds like a hobby, not a business, just sayin.

werd.It basically is. My friend lives at home and has a workshop with all the necessary resrouces for production, and I'm an entrepreneurship student at large university with the ability to conduct market research on a large sample of freshman and sophomore students. We don't want or expect to be the next big thing, but we do believe that our marketing strategy will differentiate a competitively priced product and hopefully spread the tradition of using a shot-ski to a demographic outside of those who typically own the product

McNocheI respect your tenacity. Hit me up in this thread down the road. I'll take one

McNochejust like your profile image gif, it's not so great, move on bro

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hot.pocketWe broke the Nevada record, world is something ridiculous like 195 people.

Profahoben_212lets get 200