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> That’s why entrepreneurs, myself included, waste years of their lives on shitty ideas that will never work, following the popular trend of “ideas don’t matter

> That’s why entrepreneurs, myself included, waste years of their lives on shitty ideas that will never work, following the popular trend of “ideas don’t matter, only execution matters”. The saying has to do with just having an idea is worthless in itself, you have to do something with that idea. He interprets it as a shitty idea will be successful if executed well. Wow.

crsv 6y ago
Anyone worth their salt knows the idea is a necessary condition, but not a satisfactory one. The execution is typically the largest part of finding success, and along the journey the idea often feels like it fades in to the background and starts to seem obvious rather than novel, but of course the idea matters.
icelancer 6y ago
Lot of things look like shitty ideas retroactively.
- danieltillett 6y ago
  Yes especially shitty ideas.
elicash 6y ago
I think the clearest interpretation of "ideas don't matter" is that first-mover advantage is, at best, overrated relative to execution. Not that I endorse this. But I think it's a clearer way of saying it. The concern is that people are afraid to test their idea and get feedback to improve upon it because somebody may "steal" it.
- naasking 6y ago
  Squandering your first mover advantage doesn't indicate it was overrated. If you actually listen to the feedback, then you're miles ahead of any competition given a first mover advantage.
  - elicash 6y ago
    It means it was overrated relative to the importance of listening to feedback.
babygoat 6y ago
If ideas do matter, saying “ideas don’t matter” is a shitty way to express it.
- bluewalt 6y ago
  The sentence is: "Without execution, an idea worth nothing". Often said to someone that refuse to unveil his idea.
quitethelogic 6y ago
Directly after the line you quote, the author continues: > Bullshit. > Ideas matter a lot, and if yours is a shitty one, for you, at that time, with the resources you have, it will almost certainly fail. I think your interpretation of the author's interpretation is flawed.
- carrolldunham 6y ago
  The author 'calls bullshit' on the saying, implying the author thinks the saying intends to imply that a bad idea will work
- rickpmg 6y ago
  Yes, he called bullshit on it.. on his incorrect interpretation of the saying. The saying is more along the lines of "An idea without action is worthless" His rephrasing of it was either a 1) bad interpretation or 2) a purposeful one so he could disagree with it and appear 'edgy'.
  - darkerside 6y ago
    This is called a straw man. It's a logical fallacy, but unfortunately a very persuasive argument at times.

crsv 6y ago

Anyone worth their salt knows the idea is a necessary condition, but not a satisfactory one. The execution is typically the largest part of finding success, and along the journey the idea often feels like it fades in to the background and starts to seem obvious rather than novel, but of course the idea matters.

icelancer 6y ago

Lot of things look like shitty ideas retroactively.

danieltillett 6y ago
Yes especially shitty ideas.

elicash 6y ago

I think the clearest interpretation of "ideas don't matter" is that first-mover advantage is, at best, overrated relative to execution. Not that I endorse this. But I think it's a clearer way of saying it. The concern is that people are afraid to test their idea and get feedback to improve upon it because somebody may "steal" it.

naasking 6y ago
Squandering your first mover advantage doesn't indicate it was overrated. If you actually listen to the feedback, then you're miles ahead of any competition given a first mover advantage.
- elicash 6y ago
  It means it was overrated relative to the importance of listening to feedback.

babygoat 6y ago

If ideas do matter, saying “ideas don’t matter” is a shitty way to express it.

bluewalt 6y ago
The sentence is: "Without execution, an idea worth nothing". Often said to someone that refuse to unveil his idea.

quitethelogic 6y ago

Directly after the line you quote, the author continues: > Bullshit. > Ideas matter a lot, and if yours is a shitty one, for you, at that time, with the resources you have, it will almost certainly fail. I think your interpretation of the author's interpretation is flawed.

carrolldunham 6y ago
The author 'calls bullshit' on the saying, implying the author thinks the saying intends to imply that a bad idea will work
rickpmg 6y ago
Yes, he called bullshit on it.. on his incorrect interpretation of the saying. The saying is more along the lines of "An idea without action is worthless" His rephrasing of it was either a 1) bad interpretation or 2) a purposeful one so he could disagree with it and appear 'edgy'.
- darkerside 6y ago
  This is called a straw man. It's a logical fallacy, but unfortunately a very persuasive argument at times.