[craig-faber]

Yes. I've got a really stupid marketing idea for FOSS. My really stupid marketing idea is to actually do some.

I've got a lot of strikes against me. I'm a single founder of a company that needs three partners, with different areas of expertise, to be viable, and I'm not a programmer. Nevertheless, whatever I hear from YC, I'll be appealing for partners in a few days.

[xenoterracide]

you shouldn't apply with stupid ideas. One startup article I read said paraphrased. that YOU must believe that your idea is a good one. If you don't believe it then how will you convince others.

That being said most stupid ideas are good ones.

You sound in somewhat of the same position I am. I'm looking for co-founders but haven't found anyone worth my time. It's a good thing I didn't offer it to the couple I was thinking of, he turned up dead today :( he was my friend. sigh alright moving on.

If I don't win this round I'll apply again for the next.

I'd just like to hear (even if I don't make the cut) what they thought of my ideas. you know basically, you didn't make the cut because 'x'. Because I'd fix 'x' next time, I was on short notice this time.

[craig-faber]

I was being facetious about "stupid." I meant that it's really obvious and that it's stupid that no-one else is doing it.

I don't think that most stupid ideas are good ones. I do think some good ideas can seem stupid, that is, incredibly obvious, later, after someone's thought of it.

Sorry about your friend. That ain't easy.

[xenoterracide]

facetiousness like sarcasm can be hard to see on the net.

well perhaps I phrased the 'most stupid ideas are good ones' wrong. On the other hand it more likely depends on who is calling it stupid. The average person thinks computers are stupid, the funny thing, is they have no idea how right they are. I think myspace is stupid... (not the concept just the implementation). So by that logic stupid is good ;)

thanks.

[hooande]

What is "FOSS"?

[jaydub]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS