unfair advantage


For my idea, my advantage  is simply my understanding of the various board sport markets, as well as my vision for innovation. The unique part of this idea is really the conglomeration of elements from all of the core board sports i.e. surfing, snowboarding, and skateboarding. It is an unfair advantage because very few people have the background I do with all of these sports, which would make it hard for any one to re-create or pursue this idea. On the technical side, the key element (other than board development) is the breaking mechanism. A breaking mechanism is absolutely essential for the success of a board sport like this.  Being that there are boards out there with very similar designs to the basic concept we are going for, a breaking system is essentially the only real differentiator here and is ultimately the thing that will  allow this idea to come to fruition.   

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  1. UnknownJuly 23, 2018 at 3:50 PM

    Hi John,
    I happen to agree your knowledge and experience with all of the sports that you are combining into one is definitely an advantage you and only a few others may have. The main critique I have is that I think the post should be a bit more in depth when it comes to answering all the questions. Good job!

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