[csmatt]

In the past, no one ever seemed interested in the ideas I'd come up with. I gave up on finding someone to pair up with from the start and spent most of my free time working on a prototype for http://www.socialocale.com . I posted about it in a FB status and the next day a coworker came in and said "let's make this happen!" We've been working on just that ever since.

It really helps persuade people that your idea is worth it when they see that you were driven enough to spend your free time to bring it into existence. It actually probably tells them that 'you' are worth their time moreso than your current idea.