Comments on: The Great Startup Idea That I Can’t Reveal (Yet)

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:56:00 +0000

Those you quoted are just crap unoriginal ideas, that are all in the execution, if they’re even possible with todays technology.Of course most ideas are largely in the execution, but some are actually original and valuable.nnHow about some ideas that really were valuable in themselves, despite of course also requiring a great deal of development and execution:n- tetrapakn- bic biron- zippern- safety pinn- velcron- hypertextn- pre-paid mobilen- etc, etc.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:55:00 +0000

Those you quoted are just crap unoriginal ideas, that are all in the execution, if they’re even possible with todays technology.nOf course most ideas are largely in the execution, but some are actually original and valuable.How about some ideas that really were valuable in themselves, despite of course also requiring a great deal of development and execution:tetrapakbic birozippersafety pinvelcrohypertextpre-paid mobileetc, etc.

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:42:00 +0000

1- Overly generic, obviously good and technical nightmare. From the likes of “make a machine translation tool that translates text correctly, sensing context”n2-u00a0Alreadyu00a0exists. There is several software that does this,u00a0althoughu00a0it’s oriented towards gaming and tech communities – namely TeamSpeak and Ventrilo. They support several rooms, etc. TeamSpeak3 even supports 3D directional audio (like people were in such and such location in a real room). Would make a great feature on existing software such as Skype.n3- What do you mean by sharing revenue?n4- Yea, it’s not so innovative,u00a0althoughu00a0interesting (could make that for a personal electronics project). But take a look at it’s actual realization. If you made it using bluetooth tech I think you’d have signal problems. If you made it wi-fi the cost would be ridiculous. Anyway, how much would you pay for having this in your house? I know a few existing systems, but they’re for “rich people”, not a very innovative/scalableu00a0product.

By: Business For Sale

Business For Sale — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:07:21 +0000

Nice to hear some great ideas. Keep it up.

By: Product Dev Stage 1 – Brainstorming «

Product Dev Stage 1 – Brainstorming « — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:20:37 +0000

[...] Ideas are a dime a dozen. The value of an idea is in its execution. For most ideas, I wouldn’t be too worried about someone stealing it from you. How many ideas have you read about on the internet, seen on TV, [...]

By: Hu

Hu — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:08:37 +0000

Then don't tell anyone about your idea. And don't try to execute it. And best of all, just forget all of it, so you don't reveal it accidentally to anyone
In this way you can be absolutely sure that if someone else is able to execute the same idea in a few years or decades, it is an independent discovery and not stolen from you .

By: What Should You Do With Your New Product Idea?

What Should You Do With Your New Product Idea? — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:49:58 +0000

[...] anyone because they are afraid the ideas might get stolen. If this is you, read this article about ideas. I know it’s about software but it’s relevant to cosmetics [...]

By: b4r3f00t

b4r3f00t — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:23:47 +0000

Well, your logic is strongly flawed. The chance that maybe someone could steal it, is still a chance. It is small, but it does not need to be big, to create horrible consequences.
I think you can imagine too, that this means, it *will* happen from time to time. And that this one instance can be yours.
Which was the point of the whole “I don’t want to reveal it.” in the first place.

What we want, is an absolute and total physically guaranteed certainty, that nobody can take the idea away.
Any chance, no matter how small, is still a chance. And therefore completely unacceptable.

By: Andrej

Andrej — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:10:30 +0000

"Now, be honest. How many of these ideas did you think were so insanely great that you want to drop your own plans and jump on it?

None."

That's right. Meaning, of course, that they don't belong in the category "The Great Startup Idea That I Can’t Reveal (Yet)".

That could very well be the definition of "The Great Startup Idea That I Can’t Reveal (Yet)": the one that everybody jumps on instantly.

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:02:37 +0000

There was this blog post on 11points.com that listed movies that have come out in pairs. Two similar movies almost at the same time. Do you think those movies could be just a coincidence?