[pg]

Yes, it's an exaggeration to say bad ideas, particularly in your case. I wish the choice were so clear cut. In fact it's more like choosing between fairly good ideas that might grow into something great, and fairly good ideas that seem, on reflection, like they will run into trouble of some type.

[ecuzzillo]

It seems like companies that apply with no idea, then, would be at a noticeable disadvantage during interviews. Is this true?

[pg]

No one applies with no idea now.

[ecuzzillo]

Given that the reddits initially had a bad idea, wouldn't this mean that if they applied today with a similarly bad idea, you'd have rejected them and not called them back?

[gleb]

Today, they would have applied with a better idea, in a later stage of implementation.