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Originally Posted by DareDad
Just exactly what do you see as "the product"?
Me, I see the product as a generation inspired in STEM by participation. More participation is more inspiration not dilution.
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I would say that FIRST sells a product (the competition) designed for inspiration. In this sense, diluting the product means diluting the competition. The inspiration derived from the competition, on the other hand, may well increase. It's like the supply/demand curves in economics - supply, demand, and price are all intertwined, to define your profit. Here, it's competitiveness, number of teams, and inspiration per team that defines overall inspiration. Increase the number of teams and you decrease the competitiveness, but you may be able to increase the inspiration... but there might be a "break even" point where increasing the number of teams decreases the competitiveness to a point where overall inspiration actually decreases. I won't even pretend to know where that point is, or if it actually exists!