The Power of Ideas VS The Power of Implementation

[Keral_Patel]

Hello all,

Recently I was having a friendly debate with a fellow NPer.

We were discussing that which is the greater one.

The "Power of ideas" or the "Power of implementation".

The things got out of control when I told the person that ideas were dime a dozen until and unless they were not implemented.

While the other persons argument was that without ideas the implementation is not possible [Which I agree]

But then my argument was that if you are a guy who can implement it then you are always being bombarded with 10 ideas from 10 idea people per day.

To which that person argued that how many developer could be found if some money was thrown around.

And my reply was that 100,000 developers could be found if you throw money around but that doesn't means they believe in your idea but they just take it as a job from another dreamer who is again dreaming in day light.

A nice friendly debate

Thanks.

 

[verbster]

Perhaps there is no difference in importance; neither can be consummated without the other.

 

[buyselldoms]

The greater one is...

Power of Implementation

Making an idea a reality. Its not exactly chicken vs egg.

I chose this because:
a) An idea without implementation is just a fantasy
b) An idea without correct vision (skills, cash, marketing etc) gets executed poorly
c) The average human probably has enough ideas (very few unique) to change the world or get extremely wealthy; its barriers in the way preventing it becoming a reality
d) Most ideas are second-class inventions or limited concepts... typically a cool patentable product but doesn't actually solve a problem, or a way of doing something differently etc but limited by scope (not a big enough market etc), would easily get copied/replicated by market leaders, or restricted such as by legislation

Of course, you need a strong well-thought of idea to implement. I have much more vast experience in business than domaining several fold, and after networking for so long have seen so many people fail - not because their idea wasn't good - but because the implementation was bad. Some so bad they might as well not bothered. Typically those who don't understand the importance of a brand, lack of marketing, not adequate finance, started off trying to be too big, started off too small without the ambition to scale up quickly, no one had the skills or contacts to make an impact on the industry, or simply not having the vision to grow the idea.

Some people have the lightbulb moment with an idea, then press ahead. Myself personally I have learnt to differentiate between simple ideas that "would work if I had a quarter of a million to throw at it" and ideas that stem other ideas from it. If you can develop an idea, from a single concept to a business, you are probably on to a winner. Always... part of the idea must be how to bring it to market... its not an additional thing.