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Ask HN: Is it worth pursuing an idea ...
Is it worth pursuing an idea that could be easily implemented by a big company (Google, Facebook, etc)?
- guynamedloren 16y agoIf they haven't done it yet, then yes. Then politely allow them to acquire you for something in the low 8 figure range.
- donohoe 16y agoThere are many ideas that a large company could implement on a whim. However it is often the case that due to internal politics and bureaucracy a company might have many reasons not too - or be slow to adopt - or have to hobble with perceived business goals.
- tgrass 16y agoMicrosoft could have built Facebook. But they didn't.
- guynamedloren 16y agoUpvote x 100. This is the mentality all developers and entrepreneurs should have when pursuing a serious project. Unfortunately, we don't hear wisdom like this enough.
- maxdemarzi 16y agoThis question doesn't make sense. "Big Companies" have thousands of developers. Thousands. You're 1 guy, maybe a small team of 5. "Big Companies" could easily implement ANYTHING. But guess what? There are thousands of YOU out there. More than at any big company, and they can't do EVERYTHING. So just do it and stop worrying about it.
- katieben 16y agoOoh, I really like this logic. (: