The toothbrush test

In a meeting in Mountain View the other day someone said "would it pass Larry's toothbrush test?".

Larry Page likes to judge new products and services by asking this question. It means can you imagine this being used twice a day, all over the world. It's a nice piece of rhetoric.

It reminded me of Iain's idea to start a company that only made things that were the same size as the square in an Expedit. Screen, speakers, coffee makers etc. That was a good idea.

 

Comments

[davidthedesigner]

Looks like you still need to call Mike F.

[Iain]

I signed in to Typepad via Yahoo! (it's like I'm in the 90s)

And all just to say, thanks for giving away my big idea, you ass!

[Ben]

It's OK only Marcus reads this blog and he's rubbish at running a business.

[russell davies]

Afternoon