Should You Publish Your Startup Idea?

Question

Startups

I wrote a draft with my idea. In the process of writing, a few more thoughts came up. Should I show unrealized ideas for criticism or make mistakes?

Answer 1

Not worth it if you are going to implement it yourself.

Answer 2

You don't have to be too overprotective. You still have to pitch your idea—at least to investors and employees.
If you think that your idea can be implemented by anyone who only hears about it, then the idea is very elementary and most likely has already been implemented.
And if the idea is not trivial, then people who are able to implement it are most likely already doing their own thing and they simply have no time to deal with your idea.

Answer 3

No.
It is a must to look for analogues, and even partly similar projects.

Answer 4

The idea itself is worth nothing, the implementation is worth it. Lots of examples. For example, I once came up with the idea to create a player under the winamp brand, this mp3 player could compete with the iPod. But I never published this idea anywhere, and now winamp is a thing of the past.
The most important thing is to promote the whole world in time, and not develop a technology in a closet that may not work!

Answer 5

It is better to conduct some kind of mini-survey among acquaintances (who obviously will not run to implement the idea), whom you would attribute to potential users of your project - get a mini-feedback even before something is done. This is useful.

Answer 6

Definitely. Thanks to all.

Answer 7

- if there is no experience in the industry where you plan to work - it's worth it (it will allow you to receive criticism and avoid mistakes)
- if you have experience of successful commercial work - you shouldn't
think p1 applies to the author, because in the case of experience there would be no questions.