Definition of Demand = How much
customers are prepared and willing to
buy at a given price
How it is measured : Through volume of sales or volume of products bought
Factors that affect demand for a startup's product...
Price
Incomes
Tastes & fashion
Competitor actions
1. Price
Perhaps the most important factor - a key signal of "value" for most
customers; demand for some products are more "price-sensitive" than
others
2. Incomes
What people buy is linked to their disposable
income & attitude to credit. As incomes change,
customers often switch to substitute alternative
products
3. Tastes & fashion
Often changing, particular for consumer products
4. Competitor actions
Price often used as a competitive weapon to gain sales