[Noisebridge-discuss] From Steven Reed - inventor

[Frantisek Apfelbeck]

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From: Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
To: Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>; sreed.inventor at yahoo.com
Cc: NoiseBridge Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
Sent: Sun, June 12, 2011 6:42:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] From Steven Reed - inventor

 I think Steven is looking for people to help him implement his ideas.
 
(Ideas aren't worthless, the way I look at it.  You need good ideas to start 
something good.  It is true that an idea without a good implementation doesn't 
get you very far.  Also, a good implementation of a bad idea won't get you very 
far either.  My (unsolicited) advice for anyone:  only make your idea into a 
product to sell if it is something you really love!  If you love it, it's way 
worth it.  Otherwise it's just way too much work!)

>> Hallelujah!

>> Just about starting to brew elderflower wine and preparing for cider, and my 
>>heart is full of love! :-)))

 
Mitch.

 
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 Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:37:37 -0700
From: tlalexander at gmail.com
To: sreed.inventor at yahoo.com
CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] From Steven Reed - inventor

Hey Steven! 

Maybe I was misunderstanding you, but I have some thoughts on selling ideas. I 
don't have a lot of personal experience with this, but I can say that most of 
the time, "ideas" are worthless. I've heard murmors of toy companies buying 
ideas from people, but I'm not even sure those were real stories. I think the 
vast majority of the time you'll get nowhere trying to sell just your idea. To 
make money, you have to turn your idea into a product yourself, and sell the 
product. The real value of a product is about 1% idea and 99% implementation.

Think about it: myspace and facebook both had the same idea, but facebook is 
worth billions and no one wants to buy myspace. People in the business world 
know this, so they don't put much value on ideas alone. 

I've been working on my own startup lately, and reading a lot (StartupDigest, 
VentureHacks, Paul Graham's essays - all good reading), and the one thing I hear 
over and over is that ideas are worthless.

So maybe I misunderstood you, but if you are just hoping to sell your ideas, you 
may end up disappointed. If you have any good ones, I suggest building a 
prototype and seeking funding to start a company around it yourself!

Good luck!
-Taylor


On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Steven Reed <sreed.inventor at yahoo.com> wrote:

My name is Steven Reed. Currently I work full time for a construction company as 
a construction estimator, but my passion is inventing. I feel that my mind has 
evolved over time in such a way that I can look at existing products or systems 
and see them in a new and different light. I have dozens and dozens of new ideas 
I devised over the last several years that would fill several areas of the 
consumer market including automotive, household, electronic, toys, fashion, 
entertainment, technology, and computer genres. What I need to know is if there 
is anyone here that is able to help me to get any one of my product ideas 
licensed and sold. Please let me know if you have nay questions. My email is 
sreed.inventor at yahoo.com. Thanks.
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