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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2010-03-26

"I realize that aspiring writers, game designers, songwriters, inventors, and entrepreneurs do not want to be told their ideas have no value, but the fact of the matter is that until somebody is willing to pay for something, its market value is zero. I'm not saying this to be hurtful. If you have a great idea, that's very nice. I'm happy for you. It's a good feeling to have a great idea.

"Turn it into something valuable. Write the manuscript, design the game, sing the song, build the invention, start the business, but above all stop thinking that this idea is going to change the world.

"Your idea is not going to change the world. You are going to change the world when you take your idea and do something wonderful with it."

-- Howard Tayler ( [info] howardtayler), creator of Schlock Mercenary, 2010-03-25

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minoanmiss: A detail of the Ladies in Blue fresco (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 06:18pm on 2010-03-26
Honestly, I think this advice is poisoned candy intended to reduce his competition. There are other kinds of worth than money (one would think a guy with a *webcomic* would know that) and potential is not valueless.
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eftychia: Lego-ish figure in blue dress, with beard and breasts, holding sword and electric guitar (lego-blue)

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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 06:32pm on 2010-03-26
I read it more as "get off your ass and make your idea into something less nebulous" than "your ideas aren't worth doing anything with".
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nancylebov: (indrasnet)

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posted by [personal profile] nancylebov at 12:18pm on 2010-03-30
It's ambiguous, but I do think "your ideas have no value" is at least as likely to flatten people as to get them moving.

The thing is, an idea has potential value if it's adequately embodied. Potential value isn't the same thing as actualized value, but it isn't the same thing as nothing at all.
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