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This reminds me of something Joel Spolsky said on a podcast several years back. The gist was many newer ideas for startups that turned out to be great, were fir
by jimlawruk 10y ago
This reminds me of something Joel Spolsky said on a podcast several years back. The gist was many newer ideas for startups that turned out to be great, were first met with criticism or labeled bad ideas. Because if the new idea was too obvious, it was probably already done by someone else. (At least that is what I think he meant. Wish I could find the show notes.)
- ericzawo 10y agoWould be interested to listen to this if you do dig it up!
- jimlawruk 10y agoFound it: https://stackoverflow.fogbugz.com/default.asp?W25795 https://stackoverflow.fogbugz.com/default.asp?W25795 Podcast 025. It is a good one, with Jeff, Joel and Steve Yegge. Joel says: "For a startup to work, it has to be an idea that is not very convincing. It has to be a completely terrible idea."