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It makes sense to stay in stealth mode if you believe that someone else can execute on your idea before you can. For a simple idea (e.g. Foursquare for dating
by byoung2 16y ago
It makes sense to stay in stealth mode if you believe that someone else can execute on your idea before you can. For a simple idea (e.g. Foursquare for dating), if your idea gets out, there could be another team who could whip up a prototype in a few weeks, so maybe it's better to stay stealth. For something like RethinkDB, there's little risk in revealing your idea, because it would be very difficult for someone else to execute their idea first.
- sendos 16y agoYes, but if it makes sense to stay in stealth mode for the reasons you outline, doesn't that mean that there is value in the knowledge of what you are working on, i.e. there is value in ideas?
- yesimahuman 16y agoWell, perhaps there is value in knowing other people have a similar idea.
- byoung2 16y agoThe monetary value of an idea that lives in your head is like the monetary value of your liver. It may be priceless to you, but it is worthless to everyone else until you surgically remove it (execution).
- CoachRufus87 16y agothere is value in time. put your ideas out there and the amount of time you have to go to market could possibly be drastically shortened (specifically w/ simple apps that solve a need for non-techies)