Comments on: Is your idea too valuable to keep quiet, or too valuable to talk about? http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MissAida http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-3070 MissAida Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:04:27 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-3070 Seth Godin recently posted his thoughts on ideas that are worth spreading.. recalled that it is in the same ballpark as your piece. Thought you might like to check it out <a href="http://bit.ly/aF0OER" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/aF0OER</a> (Jan 31, 2010) Seth Godin recently posted his thoughts on ideas that are worth spreading.. recalled that it is in the same ballpark as your piece. Thought you might like to check it out http://bit.ly/aF0OER (Jan 31, 2010)

]]> By: ppeach http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-3061 ppeach Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:37:42 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-3061 Fables! Great find Aida :) Fables! Great find Aida :)

]]> By: MissAida http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-3060 MissAida Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:28:23 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-3060 The tale of the turtle, the grasshopper and the master. <a href="http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/build-a-system-not-a-product/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/bui...</a> The tale of the turtle, the grasshopper and the master. http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/bui…

]]> By: ppeach http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-3058 ppeach Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:37:42 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-3058 Fables! Great find Aida :) Fables! Great find Aida :)

]]> By: MissAida http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-3057 MissAida Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-3057 The tale of the turtle, the grasshopper and the master. <a href="http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/build-a-system-not-a-product/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/bui...</a> The tale of the turtle, the grasshopper and the master. http://blog.opportunitycloud.com/2009/12/05/bui…

]]> By: Rachel http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Rachel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-3051 I deal with this a lot with IPitch, with nervous people not wanting to post their idea or have their pitch filmed and it is certainly a double edged sword but I think it is better to share than to keep secret. I spend every day seeing companies come in and out of the Green Lane Digital investment group offices and hearing the feedback of the investors and too many companies jump the gun in asking for NDAs or resisting to share information that is vital to the decision on whether or not to invest. They don't reject NDAs because they want to steal ideas, they reject NDAs because they see so many pitches and so many of them are similar that it would sometimes be a mess in court to argue some situations. In the IPitch terms of service and privacy policy we tell people to be careful about sharing their IP and that we cannot control an idea being stolen. And, as you have touched on, a lot of people can talk about ideas but at the end of the day the team you built, how you execute and the customer base you build are what can't be easily stolen. I deal with this a lot with IPitch, with nervous people not wanting to post their idea or have their pitch filmed and it is certainly a double edged sword but I think it is better to share than to keep secret. I spend every day seeing companies come in and out of the Green Lane Digital investment group offices and hearing the feedback of the investors and too many companies jump the gun in asking for NDAs or resisting to share information that is vital to the decision on whether or not to invest. They don't reject NDAs because they want to steal ideas, they reject NDAs because they see so many pitches and so many of them are similar that it would sometimes be a mess in court to argue some situations. In the IPitch terms of service and privacy policy we tell people to be careful about sharing their IP and that we cannot control an idea being stolen. And, as you have touched on, a lot of people can talk about ideas but at the end of the day the team you built, how you execute and the customer base you build are what can't be easily stolen.

]]> By: Pieter Peach http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Pieter Peach Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:18:40 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-2732 Agree with that approach Ned. A bit of common sense with every interaction, with a strong tendency towards openness. I suspect keeping it to ourselves is an often used excuse for not having to develop and move forward on an idea. Agree with that approach Ned. A bit of common sense with every interaction, with a strong tendency towards openness.
I suspect keeping it to ourselves is an often used excuse for not having to develop and move forward on an idea.

]]> By: Ned http://www.ppeach.com/blog/2009/06/is-your-idea-too-valuable-to-keep-quiet-or-too-valuable-to-talk-about/comment-page-1/#comment-2601 Ned Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:50:27 +0000 http://www.ppeach.com/blog/?p=354#comment-2601 I do think execution is everything and ideas are a dime a dozen so I'm generally pretty happy to talk about all of my ideas and the projects I'm working on. I think I've also got a sense of trust in people that if they like an idea and believe in it then this can spawn collaboration. I also try not to associate with people I don't trust and when it's unavoidable I keep these grand ideas and thought processes to myself. I do think execution is everything and ideas are a dime a dozen so I’m generally pretty happy to talk about all of my ideas and the projects I’m working on. I think I’ve also got a sense of trust in people that if they like an idea and believe in it then this can spawn collaboration.

I also try not to associate with people I don’t trust and when it’s unavoidable I keep these grand ideas and thought processes to myself.

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