How worried are you about your idea being stolen?

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Anbang Xu · Accepted Answer

Don't care. if someone can stole your idea, that idea isn't innovative enough

Waison Lee · Answer

keep innovating - one to zero teaches me

Alexander Galitsky · Answer

Americans are less worried about Kamala taking over than me about my idea being stolen.

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I'm not very worried, ideas are common, but execution is key.

Filippo Pietrantonio · Answer

An idea is worth nothing without execution. I found that it doesn't matter if you share your idea with friends/family/colleagues or don't. 99% of people won't execute on them :)

Valianto · Answer

a bit of both

Rahul Parmar · Answer

I'm cautious but focus on execution over secrecy. A strong team and unique approach can set my idea apart.

Benson Gao · Answer

Ideas are the least valuable; those who can execute them and attract users are what truly matter

Mohan Natarajan · Answer

Lol

Alexander Galitsky · Answer

@waison_lee solid approach. I typically go from one to zero tho

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Sometimes I'm a bit worried about that, but on other days, I really don't care and keep innovating.

Elijah Scott Fitzgerald · Answer

It's a valid concern for sure. I think it depends on how unique & defensible your idea is. If it's super niche or has tech that's hard to replicate quickly, prob less to worry about. But if it's more of a generic concept, moving fast is key to gain traction before copycats emerge. Having a strong brand/community also helps. And ofc, execution is everything - an okay idea executed amazingly will beat an amazing idea executed poorly. Just my 2 cents!

Han Kim · Answer

Used to be worried. Not so much any more.

Nicholas Watson · Answer

Execution is everything, right?

Yanlin Wu · Answer

It's commonplace to have similar ideas with competitors. The thing is to find your uniqueness. Having a novel design is the key to success. Think before your competitors and the market.

How worried are you about your idea being stolen?

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