I don't think the lack of an idea patent is discouraging anyone from pursuing startups. If someone had a truly great idea, they would pursue it and patent the i

I don't think the lack of an idea patent is discouraging anyone from pursuing startups. If someone had a truly great idea, they would pursue it and patent the implementation. Ideas patent would just result in a patent for every trivial idea out there, severely limiting people who can actually execute it.