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Why Entrepreneurs Must Research Market Size
Reasonably and thoughtfully estimating an idea's potential market size is a key step to successfully bringing an idea to market.
Louis Foreman is chief executive officer of Charlotte, N.C.-based Edison Nation, an online community and innovation marketplace whose focus is to bring inventors' product ideas to market. He also runs Edison Nation Medical, an online community for health-care innovation.
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