Speak Out Aloud

July 29, 2005 at 7:11 pm · Filed under BumpedUpon

Why Should I?

Conversations give us a chance to refine ideas of which we previously had only a vague concept… We clarify ideas by putting them into words. When we pass ideas back and forth (in a conversation), we create a rhythm in which one remark stimulates another. An off-hand comment prompts a distant memory. Conversations divide and unite unrelated concepts into relevant thoughts. Dialogues become collaborations, a concert of thought, the creation of a common understanding.
[thro' innovationtools.com]

What If I don’t?

So as you daydream about starting your own company, you search for product ideas, and you discard all of the ones which would already have a known competitor. Eventually, you find an idea which is completely unique. Nobody is selling anything like it. Finally, the path before you is clear! So you proceed to build your killer app. Of course, you are terrified that somebody else will discover your amazing idea, so you keep everything a secret. You setup a small office in the corner of your basement and paint the windows black. You tell your wife you are downstairs looking at porn so she won’t get suspicious about what’s really going on. Not a single human being on earth gets a glimpse of your product until you are finally ready to unveil your 1.0 release. You emerge from stealth mode and wait for the world to overload your web storefront with traffic. But the orders don’t come in. Several months go by and eventually you realize the truth: The reason nobody else was selling this kind of product already is that nobody really needs it. If any substantial number of people were willing to pay for the solution you created, then somebody else would already be trying to relieve them of their money.
[thro' workhappy.net]

Update: There is a related post I wrote sometime earlier, it is Power of OpenIdeas.

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