Ism's

From Sprada.com

   * Awful idea = -1
   * Weak idea = 1
   * So-so idea = 5
   * Good idea = 10
   * Great idea = 15
   * Brilliant idea = 20

   * No execution = $1
   * Weak execution = $1000
   * So-so execution = $10,000
   * Good execution = $100,000
   * Great execution = $1,000,000
   * Brilliant execution = $10,000,000 

To make a business, you need to multiply the two.

The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20. The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.

That's why I don't want to hear people's ideas. I'm not interested until I see their execution.

—Derek Sivers, president and programmer, CD Baby and HostBaby ==

   *  1. Decide if it's worth doing, and if so:
   * 2. Do it quick — not perfect. just do it.
   * 3. Save it. upload it. publish it
   * 4. See what people think

           Though I'm always reluctant to add new features to things, once I have that "yeah!" moment of deciding something is worth doing, it's usually up on the website a few hours later, flawed but launched, letting feedback guide future refinement of it.
           —Derek Sivers, president and programmer, CD Baby and HostBaby