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The problem is that there are companies and people with way more resources than you out there. They could take your idea and execute it faster and maybe even b
by paulhauggis 14y ago
The problem is that there are companies and people with way more resources than you out there.
They could take your idea and execute it faster and maybe even better than you.
Look at Zynga: They continue to rip-off smaller developers because they have a much bigger pool of resources.
- daliusd 14y agoThere are ideas that big companies will never execute - because throwing 5000-20000$ per month might be simply not worth that. Recommended reading: The Bootstrapper's Bibles
- paulhauggis 14y agoWhat if my idea is big? Should I just hope they won't take it from me?
- daliusd 14y agoI see several option: 1) double check your idea. I have not come to any unique idea of my own that is not implemented yet or not in implementation stage. In some cases implementations are really poor but still they exist. 2) You have some know-how what makes implementation of your idea successful. They can steal your idea but they will fail to implement it successfully (some comments in this discussion give example of this). Let's say your idea is really big and you implement it first. So what? If it is really good to be copied they will copy it faster than you will get your first paying customers.
- wpietri 14y agoDoes Zynga rip off ideas? I thought they ripped off finished games with proven profit potential. And then used their superior marketing power. Gaming strikes me as one of those areas where it's most clear that ideas are worthless. Gaming is all about the experience. Which, from the creator side, means it's all about the execution. There are so many popular and fun games that aren't particularly novel ideas. And novel ideas aren't enough to carry a game that is otherwise meh.