thats a wonderful set of guidelines for a startup. "Dont be secretive" resonated with me. Keep source on a public github repo and keep notes in a public wiki (d

thats a wonderful set of guidelines for a startup. "Dont be secretive" resonated with me. Keep source on a public github repo and keep notes in a public wiki (doesn't have to be public-editable). An idea that can succeed for you is something, from a very real point of view, that only you can do. Your set of skills and resources is a competitive advantage if they can be leveraged enough. So share the idea, let it develop in other people's minds. Watch and talk to groups doing similar projects. Another maxim is "Implementation is more important than idea". Diapers.com is my inspiration for this. One might say, "Another retail outlet on the web? Boring, laughable, amazon.com is already there", but they implemented so well on a boring, obvious idea, that they rocketed into their particular niche and were acquired by Amazon.