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An idea guy is only good as a partner if he/she can take over the business responsibilities of a new business. In addition to the idea, he would generally be ex
by llampx 8y ago
An idea guy is only good as a partner if he/she can take over the business responsibilities of a new business. In addition to the idea, he would generally be expected to bring execution skills for stuff like market entry, business development and raising money, ideally by having done it before.
- JohnFen 8y agoYes. My longstanding business partner thinks of himself as an "idea guy", but I don't think of him that way. He does come up with most of the ideas we execute -- but he bases them on his knowledge of the market and what would sell, and he takes care of all of the non-technical aspects of execution: business, marketing, management, etc. In other words, he puts as much effort into execution as I do, and that's why I don't consider him an idea guy. He's much more valuable than that.