Chapter 3-4

- is the organization and management of people, concepts, and information utilized in the development of the form and function of a product.

- is one that is relatively insensitive to aging, deterioration, component variations, and environmental conditions

FIVE FACTORS OF USABILITY

- is a measure of the quality of a user’s experience when interacting with a product.

Is a single architecture that establishes dominanceinaproductclass.

Is a set of modules and interfaces that forms a commonarchitecture from which a stream of derivative products can be efficientlydevelopedand produced

Is a physical model of a proposed product or service that conveystheessential features but remains open to modification

- isthe fast development of a useful prototype that canbeusedfor collaborative review and modification.

Elements of a New-Venture Team

- one of the most consistent predictors of future entrepreneurial performance

Building and maintaining relationships withpeoplewhose interests are similar or whose relationship could bringadvantagesto a firm.

- an entrepreneur’s ability tosuccessfullylaunch and grow a firm has also been studied