I want to build/sell a product. Steps?
rgrieselhuber: 0. Figure out if your market is B2B, B2C, etc.1. Find a way to talk to your prospective customers according to their channels. Sometimes this is easier in B2B.2. Talk to them about your ideas (ideally with some mockups) and see if it's something they are interested in.3. If so, do whatever it takes to get money in exchange for something that you can build as quickly as possible.4. Iterate based on their / market's feedback.5. Worry about patents, etc. once you have an idea that you 
can actually make money with.Edit: this is my approach, anyway. FWIW.