Comments on: Being An Idea Guy Really Sucks Sometimes

By: GCM

GCM — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:19:12 +0000

I definitely feel like you. A bunch of ideas but no money/time to get them to work. I’m currently seeking a programmer willing to do a rev-share model, but (specially here in Brazil) it has been hard to find…
I’m happy to have encountered this blog..I’ve been thinking of doing something like this for a while.

By: Scot Smith

Scot Smith — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:50:44 +0000

Ideas are everywhere, ahhhh!!!

By: Piers

Piers — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:12:40 +0000

See, thats the problem. I can look at all those ideas up there ^^ and see a way of making them happen. But coming up with ideas? I’m definately NOT an ideas man.

By: JDsBlog » Blog Archive » Round Table

JDsBlog » Blog Archive » Round Table — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:39:17 +0000

[...] an idea guy sucks sometimes. I second that. Too many, too little [...]

By: michaelb1

michaelb1 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:58:36 +0000

dude, your scaring me. That manic adrenaline idea rush happens to me all the time.
It’s good to know there are others out there like me.

By: IdeaTagger

IdeaTagger — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:53:39 +0000

I have devised what I feel is a best of both worlds. I call it the idea tagging game and I created http://www.ideatagging.com/category/the-game specifically because of the question of what to do with the multitude of business ideas that I can’t keep from popping into my head but can’t always turn into a real business. Basically the way it works is that I give clues (tags) to an idea and invite readers to guess what the idea is. People can rate each other’s guesses. Readers can also submit their own idea clues. The good thing is that you don’t have to reveal your idea if you don’t want to and people’s attempts at figuring out your idea could spark new ideas for you and everyone else. My site is still young though so traffic is still slow. I hope Steve doesn’t mind me inviting you his readers to try out my site.

By: Damon Clinkscales

Damon Clinkscales — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:40:04 +0000

Steve,

I know exactly what you mean. Letting go of them is probably the best you can do until you devote yourself to one or more of them full-time. Many people hoard ideas and think they are protecting them from discovery. But chances are, the ideas have already been thought of and are probably being worked on. The difference is in execution.

This is the first time I’ve read your blog, so I don’t really know you…but perhaps you really need to partner (and soon) with an executer who shares your entrepreneurial spirit and start building real things in addition to writing about them here on Techquila Shots.

Best

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:14:07 +0000

I go through phases where I get lots and lots of ideas. Most of the them are junk, but I write them all down. Eventually I put idea A together with idea B and I come up with something that I might like. I have a few things bouncing around in my head now, the trick is I’ve got to quell those for a while and get some actual work done so I can pay my bills.

By: Chris Conley

Chris Conley — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:28:00 +0000

It’s a great feeling running ideas through your head; I can’t get enough of it. Although yesterday afternoon I was spinning the concept and variations of ringsidestartup.com around when I was supposed to be working on re-coding my own project. It’s a double-edged sword!

I’m with you Colin; haven’t been able to catch the Twitter buzz. Like you, I wonder if I just don’t get it? Personally, I’d rather have an internet capable phone to access the kinds of services Twitter may be able to provide.

By: Colin Dowling

Colin Dowling — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:51:55 +0000

I must be really dense. I see the blogosphere blowing up about Twitter. I read dozens and dozens of application ideas for Twitter here and in other spots. And for the life of me I STILL can’t figure out what the appeal is, much less how it would ever be commercially viable.

The notion that “everyone has an audience” doesn’t make sense to me. I mentioned in an earlier post that I thought the Twitter ‘buzz’ was at least somewhat attributable to the vanity of users. Unfortunately, that type of user is often biding their time until the next interesting thing comes along. Is Twitter the new MySpace , gaining zillions of users who use it as their preferred networking platform? Perhaps, but the life cycle looks short to me.

Toss in that they either have to start charging users (which won’t go over well at all), enter licensing agreements for a rev share with mobile providers (which won’t be easy since the providers are getting the full cut now), or serve ads (which will drive users away), and I don’t know what to make of Twitter’s long term or short term prospects.