Your Idea Is Brilliant, Your Idea Is Worthless (KS Lesson #204)
While I was at a family wedding a few weeks ago, one of my aunts asked me, “So, what’s the hardest part about designing a game? It must be coming up with the ideas, right?” I laug…
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That's a great post. Reminded me of Derek Sivers' post on ideas vs. execution: https://sive.rs/multiply
What a brilliant article, Courtland. Thx for sharing it, man!
I have been in such situations a lot of times. I constantly get contacted by visionaries who want me to sign their NDAs to reveal the next big thing. I think it is lack of experience that leads to false wisdom that your idea is worth something.
I always tell them to go to an online forum or Reddit, and get feedback fast. Their ideas are sometimes so absurd, like -- I have an idea how to make a Google Clone, I just need a good software/web developer (he means me working for free).
Here are two quotes from the venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki:
As a rule of thumb, if you have a good idea, five companies are doing the same thing. If you have a great idea, fifteen companies are doing the same thing.
My hypothesis is that the more an entrepreneur insists on a nondisclosure agreement, the less viable the idea.
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Excellent
well said. hopefully a good wake-up call for some aspiring entrepreneurs out there.
Thx for sharing this one Courtland. Well timed for where I’m at. #justshipit
Classic, thanks for sharing.
The 10-course meal is a perfect analogy of the difference between idea and execution. People really underestimate the value of execution and put too much emphasis on the idea alone.
Yep!