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> Over the years I have come to the conclusion that the real heroes of ideas are not the people who have them – they are the people who buy them. I love this q

by veb 9y ago

> Over the years I have come to the conclusion that the real heroes of ideas are not the people who have them – they are the people who buy them. I love this quote. That was a great read.

gt_ 9y ago
As a person with a lot of ideas and very little money, I don't like it as much. NOTE: This isn't about what makes money. It's about what makes heroes.
- greglindahl 9y ago
  It takes money to make money.
- bigiain 9y ago
  You don't have to like it (most ideas guys" wont).But you do need to acknowledge it's inevitable financial truth. If you don't have ideas that someone else buys, you'll remain the person with all the ideas and none of the money. (And if your ideas are "heroic", it will 100% take a hero to fund them...) I really like that phrase, because it takes the "conventional startup wisdom" that "ideas without execution are worthless" to the next and obvious-to-outsiders step - even a well executed idea than nobody will pay for - is, by definition, worthless.
  - rtpg 9y ago
    Even without the money angle, you still need to convince people that your idea is good in order for it to have "real" value (as in: be used). Ideas are mostly worthless without proponents.
    - gt_ 9y ago
      All fair points here; nothing I don't agree with. I'm not sure they counter what I said, though. As an artist, most of my ideas are artistic and don't require money for the translation to value, but they still require time and skill. I constantly face the reality that I still have to make the art. However we downplay ideas, it remains diappointing how many people lack them, and how often money undermines them.
- jacobolus 9y ago
  For an idea-buyer hero, how about Licklider? https://amzn.com/0670899763/ https://amzn.com/0670899763/
Theodores 9y ago
So true when it comes to founder logic - must have a co-founder or some team to get anywhere in Y Combinator world. It also applies to cults, the mad guy that claims to be Jesus is ignored until his first fan comes along and 'believes' him, this then enables others to 'believe' too.

by veb 9y ago

> Over the years I have come to the conclusion that the real heroes of ideas are not the people who have them – they are the people who buy them. I love this quote. That was a great read.

gt_ 9y ago

As a person with a lot of ideas and very little money, I don't like it as much. NOTE: This isn't about what makes money. It's about what makes heroes.

greglindahl 9y ago
It takes money to make money.
bigiain 9y ago
You don't have to like it (most ideas guys" wont).But you do need to acknowledge it's inevitable financial truth. If you don't have ideas that someone else buys, you'll remain the person with all the ideas and none of the money. (And if your ideas are "heroic", it will 100% take a hero to fund them...) I really like that phrase, because it takes the "conventional startup wisdom" that "ideas without execution are worthless" to the next and obvious-to-outsiders step - even a well executed idea than nobody will pay for - is, by definition, worthless.
- rtpg 9y ago
  Even without the money angle, you still need to convince people that your idea is good in order for it to have "real" value (as in: be used). Ideas are mostly worthless without proponents.
  - gt_ 9y ago
    All fair points here; nothing I don't agree with. I'm not sure they counter what I said, though. As an artist, most of my ideas are artistic and don't require money for the translation to value, but they still require time and skill. I constantly face the reality that I still have to make the art. However we downplay ideas, it remains diappointing how many people lack them, and how often money undermines them.
jacobolus 9y ago
For an idea-buyer hero, how about Licklider? https://amzn.com/0670899763/ https://amzn.com/0670899763/

Theodores 9y ago

So true when it comes to founder logic - must have a co-founder or some team to get anywhere in Y Combinator world. It also applies to cults, the mad guy that claims to be Jesus is ignored until his first fan comes along and 'believes' him, this then enables others to 'believe' too.