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Ideas don’t belong to anyone. I can think of a search-my-files idea just as well as anyone can, and Apple can do the same.

• brookst 3y ago
  There’s a common fallacy that a brilliant idea is the hard part of building a business. People who consider themselves “idea people” see execution as a footnote that any pleb can do. The reality is exactly the opposite: ideas are a dime a dozen, good execution is hard.
  • alaskamiller 3y ago
    After twenty years of hearing the same thing over and over again I believe the actual fallacy is that ideas are a dime a dozen, good execution is hard. Now I learned ideas and execution are minimum requirement, good execution is common, great execution is hard, good ideas are hard, great ideas aren’t worth it. Starting with a good idea can save you plenty of opportunity cost, money and tears; but many can’t explain nor tell apart what a good idea really is. Then you have the metaphorical sand trap of great ideas. Don’t get stuck in those. And, finally, it doesn’t even matter if it’s good ideas nor good execution, if people don’t know your story nor are they willing to retell your story then none of this matters in the market.
    • natch 3y ago
      Please say more about this “great ideas aren’t worth it”; sounds interesting.