let s start. i gave her an eight for the pitch and a six for the product. i think you were great. you covered all the major points, you had enthusiasm. i think maybe, you know, if you could speak more about the competition, that would be helpful. on product side i do see the need for this. i think there s also a lot of other technology already on the marketplace and so if you could maybe articulate more clearly why it is that this is different and safe and not hackable and i think that would, you know, go a long way. perfect. those are kind of related. the 8 and the 6 there. tania? i gave you an 8 on the product and a 9 on the pitch. i ll talk about the product. i agree. it sounds like i was there with you, i didn t know i was nervous about that, i am now that you tell me about it. it sounds leak something that is necessary and anything that starts to leverage technology over physical product has a really great runway. i would have liked to have known more detail about how you
pitch, and a six for the product. i think you were great. you covered all the major points. you had enthusiasm. enthusiasm. i think maybe if you could speak a little bit more about the competition in your pitch, that would be helpful. i think on the product side, i do see the need for this. i think that there is also a lot of other technology on the marketplace, and so if you could maybe articulate more clearly why it is that this is different and safe and not hackable, i think that would go a long way. and those are kind of related, the 8 and the 6 there. i gave you an 8 on the product and a 9 on the pitch. i ll talk about the product. i agree, it sounds like i was there with you. i didn t know i was nervous about that, but i am now that you tell me about it. it sounds like something that s really necessary. anything which really starts to leverage technology over physical product i think has a really great runway. i would have liked to have known a little more detail about how
cory? product, 6. pitch, 5. okay how come? tell with i think i see a lot of interactive toys come and go. so i think that is what i needed you to get to a higher bar in order to break through all the failures out there. i would have liked to on the pitch side hear a little bit more about what is the differentiate or price point. on the product side i m concerned that it s going to be a novelty that won t last more than a day or two days. so again, that interactivity, how are you going to keep the interests? those are great questions because i m assuming you have thought through some of this stuff, so this is great advice that if you have get that in the pitch so that you can work with somebody like cory who might have these questions. all right, well congratulations, you guys we look forward to seeing this coming up this holiday season, right? well, good luck with everything. and you guys thank you so much for your advice.
interactive toys come and go and so i think that s what i needed you to get to a higher bar in order to break through all the failures out there. i would have liked to on the pitch side hear a little bit more about what s the differentiator. how have you going to succeed when others haven t, even price point. on the product side i m concerned that it s a novelty that s going to last only a day or two days. so how are you going to keep the interest? those are great questions because i m assuming you guys have thought through some of this stuff. this is great advice so if you have, get that in the pitch so you can work with somebody like cory who might have these questions. all right, good luck with everything and you guys thanks so much for your advice. thank you very much. if any of you have a product or service and you want feedback on your chances of getting
for toyota? karl is editor in chief of edmonds.com, what do you think? you know what is interesting is this is happening at the same time some of the best and strongest products are coming from competitors like hyundai and ford and gm which had troubles recently from a product side. they have very strong vehicles over the last year or two. so you have this going on simultaneously when one of the worst image issues has cropped up in toyota history. i think what floors me is that toyota is basically being reduced to the normal status with the rest of the manufacturers, where they ve always been but that s a big loss. once upon a time it was the unspoken assumption. a toyota? it s well built. do you think that that reputation is being sacrificed permanently? i think whether it s deserved