Your idea is safe.
“What if this guy steals my idea? Or for that matter the other guy at that table overhearing my conversation, what if he steals my idea?” a thought of early entrepreneur.
Every great enterprise begins with a great idea. That being said and considered one hundred percent bona fide, it makes one wonder how important it is to protect this idea, then? I have seen many people who wouldn’t talk about their ideas, even to their friends because they have that constant, almost paranoid thought poking their brains — “What if this guy steals my idea? Or for that matter the other guy at that table overhearing my conversation, what if he steals my idea?” This is for all those paranoia-stricken blokes. Here I am going to give five good and fat reasons why no one is going to steal your idea. And not to be a prick, but nine out of ten times, there’s a chance that it is going to be shitty.
No One’s Interested Unless You Do
An Idea Is Not The Hard Part, Execution Is
Don’t you yourself keep saying that team is everything and that one needs to work towards the idea with dedication if they want to materialize it? Who do you think is going to think hard about an idea you randomly spoke about and build a team for it and put every last resource at their behest to materialize that idea? No one’s interested.
Even If They Steal It, They Wouldn’t Be Doing What You Are Thinking
Let us, for the sake of argument, agree that they steal your idea. Do you think it would turn out the way you wanted? Exactly the way you wanted? No man. That’s entirely impossible. For all you know, the person stealing your idea may have brains the size of a goddamn peanut. So don’t worry. Let them take a shot with your idea. In most of the cases it is going to be shit.
And Even If They Are, What Are The Odds That They Might Win?
The market is exactly like your ex-girlfriend. It wants nothing to do with you. In such times, selling it an idea and making it crave for it is more difficult than getting back with the ex. So, even if the one who stole your idea does everything you did, they are most likely to fail and give you a valuable lesson on what to do and what not to do, without making you spend a single penny anywhere. Big lessons for free? Heck, I am in.
Your Idea Grows Only When You Share It
The world is full of brilliant people. There is no dearth of ideas out there. If you put yours up there, there are more chances that someone would help you with better insights rather than stealing the idea. Ideas grow when you let them nurture. And you can nurture them only when they’re exposed to more minds.
