[ryandrake]

That's a good way to qualify features, too, so you don't end up building a Franken-product full of half-baked ideas from people who aren't even paying customers.

Bad salesperson: "Here's a laundry list of features that people say that they'd want in our product. Go off and implement them to make my job easier."

Good salesperson: "I have a firm commitment from Company Abc that they'll buy a 5,000 seat license if we implement this one feature. Is this a worthwhile investment?"