> Common philosophies I hear exposited in tech circles is, "Biz co-founders are a dime a dozen" and “Good ideas, in and of themselves, are worthless”. If "the

> Common philosophies I hear exposited in tech circles is, "Biz co-founders are a dime a dozen" and “Good ideas, in and of themselves, are worthless”. If "the idea" is so valuable, why doesn't it survive first contact with the customer? Why the need to pivot? You seem to think that "the idea" is valuable, so feel free to point out where "the idea" was a crucial factor in success. Since it's fair for you to respond with "okay, but you point out where execution mattered", I will. Amazon, Google, Apple (wrt IPhone and IPad), IBM, Intel, Walmart. In all of those cases, a competitor had "the same idea", and was first and better funded. If you think that that's unfair, feel free to give us some examples of actionable "ideas" that biz people had first.