[chinmi]

January 2009 was the month in which I had my eureka moment too. Unlike you I still dont know whether it's going to work, but I can see my idea failing as well now. This time last year however, I was almost convinced I would be winning a Nobel Prize.

Seriously, I remember having sleepless nights back then, so full of excitement. I remember not wanting to take a plane for vacation, for fear of an accident and not being able to see my idea through. And I remember accidently copy-pasting my idea into Google, and being so mad at myself for having spilled the idea to a possible competitor.

I've always considered myself a very sceptical person, always questioning things and very down to earth... and yet for a long time I was so crazy and obsessed about this idea that I almost dropped out of uni (I have lost a year).

You said that many have probably gone through something similar, I don't know about that but if so, I would love to hear from them too. I enjoyed your post very much! Thanks!  

[alain94040]

Check out http://blog.fairsoftware.net/2009/03/11/the-great-startup-id...

This is exactly the "Ha ha!" moment that I describe.

[coryl]

Have you learned not to be so obsessive about your ideas from this?

[cj]

I think that a certain level of obsession can actually be a good thing.

[coryl]

Sure, comes with the entrepreneurial territory.

However, getting mad because you fear a google query may have given away your idea, is pretty unhealthy.

[chinmi]

Haha, I know right :)

Coming from someone else it sounds even more ridiculous.. so funny.

Well, yes of course I've learned from this. But it's still scary because like I said, I never knew I could be like that. Who knows what other things I still don't know about me.