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I love when people tell me that they have the "next big idea," but that they can't disclose it. I lose interest the second someone tells me that, because if it
by law 16y ago
I love when people tell me that they have the "next big idea," but that they can't disclose it. I lose interest the second someone tells me that, because if it were truly a great idea, they would instead be implementing it. If you have a 'great idea' that you don't know how to implement, it's probably not that great of an idea, because you inherently lack the skills to discover its weaknesses.
- NY_USA_Hacker 16y agoSo, let's see: I have a 'great idea'. One pill taken once that will cure any cancer. World shaking idea! This example clarifies this whole thread: The need to cure cancer is obvious. So is the desirability of such a one pill. Now let's set aside the obvious. The challenge is how to make that pill. The 'idea' with meaning, then, is how to make this pill. If someone does know how to make the pill, then they definitely should not tell anyone about it without good legal advice, rock solid NDAs, etc. But part of what makes this thread a mess is that at present the HN context of information technology entrepreneurship just assumes that, with current computing, the part analogous to finding the pill is trivial and the only challenge is identifying that people would like to have such a pill. This situation won't last very long!