==== not quite ready yet ====

I feel like I'm nearing the stage where I might be able to date broadly, but I'm not quite able to
date yet.  I feel like this is a very risky stage, because there have been quite a few products that
are ANNOUNCED that they'll be released, far too early, and that ends up damaging the product in the
long run.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarcity_value
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Vault
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratorium_(entertainment)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_scarcity
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_shortage

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_marketing
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_market
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_engagement
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_hell


        (other pages that are perhipherally related, that may be useful if I decide to dig into this


        more:)
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_lifecycle_(marketing)
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_edge_technology#Costs_and_benefits
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_theory





Okay, maybe some of the above links sound too abstract or too selfish.


But I think it IS a concrete problem, and a pretty clear one at that.  When I joined GQC, there came
a point where people started really flirting with me.  Each person only flirted for a short period,
just to test the waters.  In each case, I wasn't willing to flirt back.

Did they take it that I was unavailable then?

I don't want people to test the waters too soon.  I really am not ready yet.

This is directly akin to [[open beta testing]].  The risk there is that the broader public gets a
negative view of the product.  When people get too early of a glimpse of the product while it's
under development, they may form initial impressions of the product that are overly negative,
because the product isn't nearly finalized yet.


==== debut ====

I feel like I need some clear and unambiguous signals that I've reached my "formal product release".


One of the clearest signals that a significant shift has occurrred in someone's life (funeral,
religious renewal, etc) is when they change their outward appearance.  (eg. shaving your head, to
signal mourning over the death of a parent)

It just so happens that my field is DIRECTLY related to outward appearance changes.



==== segmented development ====

There have been some top-secret projects developed throughout history, where absolute secrecy was
maintained by ensuring that no one person knew the entirety of the project.

A great example of this:
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_fire#General_characteristics


I can do the same thing, by developing different parts of my outward appearance over time, and
particularly by keeping each aspect of my appearance segmented to specific groups.



==== segments that have been particularly successful ====

- the fauxhawk wig that I bought from "Transformations By Rori" in Arlington Heights

        [restricted to:  TNGC.org;  Andy;  Charlie and Noah]


- hand-made earrings, from ~16 gauge wire?