> What are tips for getting in contact with the right people and enticing them? A: Demonstrating a (1) solution to a (2) problem that (3) users will pay for.

> What are tips for getting in contact with the right people and enticing them? A: Demonstrating a (1) solution to a (2) problem that (3) users will pay for. Katzgrau's response outlines exactly how to solve those 3 requirements. This helps get fundraising from VCs and new customers. > And how does one go about the above without giving away enough information about the proposal to simply jot down, hire the relevant experts, and execute as if the idea is their own A: It is a waste of time to worry about this question. If your solution is so fragile that sharing the process of how it solves the problem makes it vulnerable to competitors, you're probably missing something. Why wouldn't the experts have already solved the problem? If you're smarter than the experts, then you don't need to worry about the "relevant experts", and u should be able to share your idea freely. If it really is a good solution, then as soon as you make your first sale people are going to copy you, so you need to have something to distinguish yourself besides being the first mover.