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> solving the big problems If you have a good presentation and can make a case that your solving a big problem will be financially successful I don't see why y

by gscott 18y ago

> solving the big problems If you have a good presentation and can make a case that your solving a big problem will be financially successful I don't see why you couldn't get funding for it. I am not solving the worlds problems and have nothing totally unique, so a little traction is more important in my case but maybe not yours.

LPTS 18y ago
I wasn't talking about your case in particular. These cases are different. I'm just saying that the popular (wrong) "wisdom" is that ideas are worthless, and that's an example of a pre-post fallacy. I'm talking about the guy above you who said "I'm stunned by the # of people who are in the "I have a brilliant idea and a couple of powerpoint slides!" phase who expect to get funding." I may have replied to the wrong person! I think I was more with the guy I replied to. Sorry! The very best business ideas will come from people with only an idea and a presentation because elegantly solving a big problem is both the best business proposition and the type of thing that requires only a well reasoned idea that simplifies complexity.