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Jeff Treves | Progressive hippie
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Talking about our ideas in premature stages decreases their chance to turn into reality. I've learned this the hard way ngl
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Eric Platon
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What is the context? Unable to say whether I agree or disagree! An idea always benefits from being exposed. It usually makes it better. Overly generic comment to contrast, as timing can be of the essence too.
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Jeff Treves | Progressive hippie
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Idea for a project, a start up, an innovation...
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Eric Platon
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Thanks. Then I kind of disagree :-) or at least many counter examples. An idea is really nothing, like the 1% next to 99% perspiration associated to Edison. A stolen idea is also nothing—Dali’s motto that great artists steal, cited by Jobs.
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Eric Platon
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A real risk is that an idea meets someone who can execute—rather rare. Depending on the idea, it is risky when especially hard to defend (e.g. many apps), and little to no risk on crazy ideas that many discard as impossible, or apparently uninteresting.
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Eric Platon
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Personal anecdote: 5 years ago with a friend, we tried an idea, no market review. It involves HW and SW. We got something mediocre plus, but potential. In 3 months we had a proto, a client, two multinational groups who wanted to acqui-hire, and bugs. The idea was for fun, not a secret. Turns out many tried and gave up.
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Eric Platon
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Ideas are alive. They feed on our head time and communication protocols. Talking about them, makes them better faster than thinking about them. Yes, they can get stolen. But they’re too simple, the question becomes “is it worth protecting?” Because it may then be extremely hard to defend on a market, a waste.
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