Essay · ~3 min read
Ideas are just a multiplier of execution
Derek Sivers · Derek Sivers (sive.rs) Free Beginner
A two minute read that reframes the whole copying question. Sivers puts numbers on it: a brilliant idea with no execution is worth almost nothing, and only great execution turns it into something valuable. If you believe this, sharing your idea openly costs you very little, because the value was never in the idea itself.
- An idea is a multiplier, execution is the real value
- Sharing your concept gives away the cheap part and keeps the expensive part
- A copycat still has to out-execute you, which is the actual hard problem
