First, identify the steps that a musician would have to take in order to gain the commercial success necessary to earn his/her livelihood from selling music. Outline the actions this musician would have to complete which would make him/her successful enough to support him/her self from selling CDs or MP3s online.

Next, compare the steps you've identified to the fundamental steps for new-product development found in section 3.2 of your textbook. Write a one page paper specifying the parallels/similarities that you've identified.