When faced with this frequent question, I give a simple answer: "people copy success, they don't copy ideas". By the idea your [lousy] idea becomes a success,

When faced with this frequent question, I give a simple answer: "people copy success, they don't copy ideas". By the idea your [lousy] idea becomes a success, copycats are far behind. So go ahead and spread your idea now, you'll get more feedback and iterate faster toward something that actually might succeed. (*) by now I probably have heard close to 1,000 pitches