I believe there is no idea that is terrible and unworkable, no idea that cannot become successful after some decent work has gone into it. I think what happened to most of us is that we give up too early.
We kill the projects before they even started.
Our mileage will vary from idea to idea, some ideas requires more work than the others, but we need to learn how to patiently work on an idea for at least a decent amount of time and give it a real chance to succeed.
I am inspired to talk in this line as I recently did some honest assessment of Omnific Labs, my previous company where what we did was to simply dream up as many ideas as possible and then try them out. Then we killed the projects after a few months of half-hearted work.
It is a long list…. g160, LearnThem, MoneyMakers Wall, GstMe, Kowope, CloudOffice, CloudPitcher, GSquare, and AkurePlaces amidst so many others.
I think I have now learnt (the hard way) that focus and discipline will be needed to convert my best ideas into things that will actually work and time is the secret ingredient needed to get it done.
So.. is there any idea that sucks so much that it will not work? No.
The ideas might need to get refined, we may need to do some workarounds, but if we keep at it, we will definitely get something out of it. I do not think then that it is right to say any project failed, the correct thing to say is that I STOPPED TRYING. Furthermore, the right thing to say might be I GOT SEDUCED BY A SHINY NEW IDEA.
Or… Is there really an idea that will not work?
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Watching The World
- Apple is expected to launch iPhone 6 and the iWatch today. The fans are getting all pumped up for their event which holds today.
- Alibaba; the Chinese ecommerce behemoth Plans to Raise Up to $21 Billion in Possible Largest Tech IPO Ever
