“Throw It Against the Wall and See What Sticks”

American business talk has a phrase for testing many ideas cheaply. It is “throw it against the wall and see what sticks.”

The phrase comes from advertising. A sister phrase from the same industry is “run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.” Both phrases assume the same thing. Nobody can know in advance. The test is the idea.

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