On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Mugambi Kimathi
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skunkworksjahazi@gmail.com> wrote:
> @Mickey
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> i had to jump at this one :)
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> Principal 1: Ideas really aren't worth all you think they are.
> Yes you're smart, yes, you're amazingly wonderful and creative. but in
> reality very few ideas are truly novel. think about it....
> What really happens is that two independent technology evolutions (say
> internet and mobile phones) eventually progress to the point where a simple
> idea to act as a bridge and convergence of the two .. and a product is born.
> The farther you see the convergence the more brilliant your idea is.. but
> with every passing day the distance of the two technologies lessens and you
> dont have a bright idea because it is obvious to everyone.
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> Principal 2: Big Ideas need Big Resources.
> Dont just rely on your idea to make it all the way. it has to be supported.
> You need great infrastructure. Say you have this big Idea of going to planet
> Mars.. Well you need lots of resources to do it unlike a simple idea
> creating a mobile game of Xs and Os.
> In such a case would your rather own 5% of 1 Million or 100% of 10K. thats
> for you to decide
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> Principal 3: Let your ideas gestate.
> Usually we get so overly excited about new ideas. here is the timeline
> 00:00: great new Idea
> 1 minute later: some more details
> 2 minutes later: Think of the fancy s-class i shall buy when i get rich.
> 3 Days later... the idea has died down. if its still good after 1 week then
> you may be up to something.
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