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Speaking of Scott Adams' business ideas, I've always liked his "Rules for Filtering Out Bad Ideas": http://filters.pen.io/ http://filters.pen.io/ My favorite
by alister 13y ago
Speaking of Scott Adams' business ideas, I've always liked his "Rules for Filtering Out Bad Ideas":
http://filters.pen.io/ http://filters.pen.io/
My favorite is #3: It doesn't matter how many people dislike an idea. All that matters is how many like it. So you should ignore the odd person who says, "Personally, I don't like the idea of an antigravity invention, so you probably ought to spend your time doing something more useful."
I would have phrased it as: Some good ideas will be viciously hated by a few/some/many, but it's still good if adored by some.
- RogerL 13y agoPlenty of people like segregation, the death penalty, imprisonment for drug use, add your own absurdity or dislike here. Not trying to Godwin the thread, but really, like/dislikes are a terrible measure of the value of an idea.
- alister 13y agoIf we were talking about "idea" in a totally general way, your point is fine. (I'd add astrology to your list.) But I, and I'm pretty sure that Scott Adams also, were talking about business ideas; i.e., are there any people willing to pay for this product or service, and how badly do they need or desire it.
- RogerL 13y agoMy business idea is to collect your social data and sell it to the highest bidder, in exchange for letting you play some free games. Some people love that. I personally cannot then conclude that the business plan is 'good' (for what I consider a reasonable value of 'good' - certainly it will make me buckets of cash).
- anthuswilliams 13y agoI would think it's rather obvious he's talking about ideas to be employed in your personal life or business, not political ideas.