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I'm not saying that ideas have no value whatsoever, because clearly a bad idea properly executed can still be a bad idea. What I am saying though is that there
by run4yourlives 16y ago
I'm not saying that ideas have no value whatsoever, because clearly a bad idea properly executed can still be a bad idea.
What I am saying though is that there are few ideas that can be not executed and/or executed poorly and still render a success.
Of course success is variable, as you point out with regards to the Nobel Prize here. Assume somebody does execute a strategy to effectively monetize the superconductor described. As you point out that's a game changer on levels that will make the Nobel Prize seem rather small.
- michael_nielsen 16y agoI agree, on all fronts. "Ideas don't matter, only execution does" is just a pet peeve. It's as obviously false as the notion some people have that their (totally obvious) idea is really valuable. I like Derek Sivers formulation: ideas are a multiplier on execution. With a really amazing idea (like the formula for the first high-Tc superconductors) even run-of-the-mill execution yields big returns.