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Now I'm a big fan of marching against the super paranoid who can't share a word about what they are doing. But even I'd be cautious about posting my potential

by zaidf 20y ago

Now I'm a big fan of marching against the super paranoid who can't share a word about what they are doing. But even I'd be cautious about posting my potential future ideas on a site that is specifically made for folks looking for great ideas.

nostrademons 20y ago
I think the point is to throw off all your ideas that you'd like to see implemented but don't have the time or resources to implement. At best, you might manage to implement a dozen or so ideas in a year. I have a dozen or so ideas a week. Plus, startup success is much more about being passionate enough about the idea to do a bang-up job implementing it than having a good idea in the first place. You need many good ideas, not just one. You get more good ideas by letting people help you.
- zaidf 20y ago
  Makes sense. This past weekend while waiting for our connection in Atlanta we got what we think is a super great idea(mainly because it involves solid revenue from the beginning--and not from ads). We got into YC less than 24hrs later so for now we've to put it on hold. I doubt it's going anywhere though. The irony is even though we consider this the greatest idea, from the few unsuspecting folks I've shared it with in middle of conversations, it hardly gets them THAT excited. But hear this: as we elaborate more on the idea and engage their mind, you can see them get more excited. It just proves that merely a sentence or two is no where close to communicating the 360 degree thought process behind your idea. What I want to be CAUTIOUS(not paranoid) of though is inspiring 10 other brains to start working on my idea while I am busy with something else.
- darragjm 20y ago
  I agree. There have been many times I'm sure where we've all had ideas that could be very successful, but not something that you would want to work on personally. This could be a great resource for those types of ideas. Down the road you could even begin to categorize them and, once you get some graphic designers on board, create themed pages for each category ;)

by zaidf 20y ago

nostrademons 20y ago

I think the point is to throw off all your ideas that you'd like to see implemented but don't have the time or resources to implement. At best, you might manage to implement a dozen or so ideas in a year. I have a dozen or so ideas a week. Plus, startup success is much more about being passionate enough about the idea to do a bang-up job implementing it than having a good idea in the first place. You need many good ideas, not just one. You get more good ideas by letting people help you.

zaidf 20y ago
Makes sense. This past weekend while waiting for our connection in Atlanta we got what we think is a super great idea(mainly because it involves solid revenue from the beginning--and not from ads). We got into YC less than 24hrs later so for now we've to put it on hold. I doubt it's going anywhere though. The irony is even though we consider this the greatest idea, from the few unsuspecting folks I've shared it with in middle of conversations, it hardly gets them THAT excited. But hear this: as we elaborate more on the idea and engage their mind, you can see them get more excited. It just proves that merely a sentence or two is no where close to communicating the 360 degree thought process behind your idea. What I want to be CAUTIOUS(not paranoid) of though is inspiring 10 other brains to start working on my idea while I am busy with something else.
darragjm 20y ago
I agree. There have been many times I'm sure where we've all had ideas that could be very successful, but not something that you would want to work on personally. This could be a great resource for those types of ideas. Down the road you could even begin to categorize them and, once you get some graphic designers on board, create themed pages for each category ;)