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by ghostbrainalpha 2662 days ago
Don't give up on the idea of being an entrepreneur.

Just realize that MOST ideas are iterative and not truly innovative. Nothing wrong with that, but there is going to be a ton of competition when you build a Chrome Plugin that does one neat copy and paste... even if it is very useful.

(Useful Tool Example:) Citationsy for Chrome: Cite anything in one-click right from Chrome

And honestly a lot of ideas might be interesting or funny... but they aren't even good ideas.

(Funny but Stupid Example:) howlongisyourdong.com is now on product hunt: GROW UP YOUR E-PENIS RIGHT NOW :

And some ideas are just wishes for things that obviously aren't going to turn out well in execution.

(Product won't match customer desire Example:) Your mobile app needs a website. I built Flycricket to generate and host a site for you!:

If you come up with an idea that is truly disruptive, that isn't something everyone in your field has been asking for for years. You should pursue it. But it should stand out on a list like this, not fit right in.

Edit: Many people do well building out the extremely obvious ideas that everyone wants. But to do well that way you should be talented, work extremely hard, and be well funded if you want to beat the competition.

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Surprisingly, even silly ideas can transform into great business ideas with the proper execution. A guy became a millionaire in the 70's with Pet Rock; you wouldn't think that anyone in his right mind would buy a rock as a pet but there you go, people are predictably irrational when it comes to financial matters.
But the reason we remember the Pet Rock is because it was the silly idea that managed to be successful. No one remembers the thousands of floor tiling businesses that were successful or the thousands of silly ideas that were unsuccessful.