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The next big thing will start out looking like a toy

🔗 (http://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the...)

One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet properties today looks from the list ten years ago.  It wasn’t as if those former top companies were complacent – most of them acquired and built products like crazy to avoid being displaced.

2

Ideas for Startups

🔗 (http://paulgraham.com/ideas.html)

Why do people think it's hard to come up with ideas for startups?

That might seem a stupid thing to ask. Why do they think it's hard? If people can't do it, then it is hard, at least for them. Right?

3

Why Side Projects Should be Stupid

🔗 (http://www.vanschneider.com/why-...)

“The only way a side project will work is if people give themselves permission to think simple, to change their minds, to fail — basically, to not take them too seriously,” says van Schneider. “When you treat something like it’s stupid, you have fun with it, you don’t put too much structure around it. You can enjoy different types of success.”

4

Fear of bad ideas

🔗 (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/set...)

You can't have good ideas unless you're willing to generate a lot of bad ones

5

There's always time to launch your dream

🔗 (https://signalvnoise.com/posts/1...)

“I’d love to start a company / become a great programmer / write an awesome blog, but there’s just not enough time in the day!”  Bullshit. 

6

Create products that people love by validating your idea first

🔗 (https://hitenism.com/business-id...)

What do others think of your ideas? Most of your friends will say it's good, not because it is, but probably because they don't want to discourage you. How do you get real feedback?

7

Ideas are just a multiplier of execution

🔗 (https://sivers.org/multiply)

"Ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions"

8

Ignore Everybody

🔗 (http://www.vanschneider.com/igno...)

If we really believe in a new idea, we have to protect her with great effort. This is difficult, because oftentimes the greatest ideas get killed by the people around us. Executing on a great idea is by nature a lonely path. If everyone would agree with you, the idea is probably not that great anyway.