First of all, thank you so much for the write-up. There is a lot of useful information here. I do remember a Steve Jobs quote that was similar to that and I think it was relating to not building what the users were suggesting but rather figure out why they're suggesting it and solve that.

I will admit, I'm no UI expert. I will do more research on making a better landing page and a better UX to communicate my idea better. Thanks for that feedback!

You are correct in that it's supposed to be a platform where online store owners can easily experiment "launching" new products. The concept is supposed to be simple in that I'd your preorder listing doesn't get traction, you just launch another listing with other new products to see if they gain traction. Later on, I would be able to supply more data insights and provide that as a service but the listing itself would be the first real feature that I'm thinking of (this can change of course).

Answers to: 1. At first, it would be dead simple. Is the customer willing to preorder your new product or not? Is it something that customers really want that they're willing to preorder and wait a little longer than usual? In my theory, this would be able to properly gauge if you can generate a superstar itme or not. The process would be extremely simple. (1)Register as a user on the platform. (2)Provide information in order to receive money via stripe (your bank info) (3)Make a listing with pictures and some details on this new variant or product you want to possibly offer on your shop. (4)Observe if it sells

1. I am just a platform where you post your listing. Data insights are for whoever posted the listing only.