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Subject: "Top of the muffin TO YOU!"
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40thStreetBlack
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Tue Nov-17-15 06:06 PM
67. "Top of the muffin TO YOU!"
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What's more impressive to you, ideas or execution?
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why would i be impressd with someone who doesnt execute their idea?
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
1
it depends on the idea or execution.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
2
i'll pick doers over dreamers 9 times outta 10
BigJazz
Nov 17th 2015
3
You could also frame it as academics vs industry
John Forte
Nov 17th 2015
4
i'm still goin industry over academia and i have the utmost respect for
BigJazz
Nov 17th 2015
5
Of course. But you entered the machine & it dehumanized you somewhat
micMajestic
Nov 17th 2015
19
It depends. Does your definition of "execution" here depend on monetiza...
micMajestic
Nov 17th 2015
6
^
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
7
also, 'idea' can mean many things.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
13
I'm easily impressed by both, but ideas take the cake for me.
Moonlit_Force
Nov 17th 2015
8
steve jobs had the vision to put iPods in a context the public could use...
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
9
steve jobs had the vision to put iPods in a context the public could use...
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
The portable mp3 player had been around for 3 years before the ipod
PoppaGeorge
Nov 17th 2015
65
steve jobs had the vision to put iPods in a context the public could use...
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
10
How can anyone pick red? Ideas are a dime a dozen. Most good ideas
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
11
execution is also a dime per dozen.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
12
This couldn't be further from the truth
John Forte
Nov 17th 2015
14
Ehhh...I don't know. It's actually a mixture.
-DJ R-Tistic-
Nov 17th 2015
15
but your idea isn't YT.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
17
Oh of course my "idea" wasn't anything near what YouTube had
-DJ R-Tistic-
Nov 17th 2015
22
i think the idea is unique.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
23
I like to say that I thought up Napster before Sean what's his face.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
24
detail matters.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
26
That's not the difference, it's the execution!!!
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
44
the coding is part of the idea.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
48
The coding is the execution.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 18th 2015
72
Buddy_Winklevoss over here
40thStreetBlack
Nov 17th 2015
68
That's my point though, I didn't invent Napster. I ws just another guy
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 18th 2015
73
that's barely an idea though. It's practically a dream
John Forte
Nov 17th 2015
28
which is why you have to execute the idea..
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
31
Nah, I'm talking about an executable dream
John Forte
Nov 17th 2015
41
gotcha..
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
49
Well my point was I had the means to execute the idea. I just didn't.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 18th 2015
74
That was my challenge. Share one unique Idea and it's originator.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
18
Japanese tissue.
SoWhat
Nov 17th 2015
25
Doesn't this help my point?
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 18th 2015
75
who was more important in the development of motown?
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
16
I don't think Motown is a good example
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
21
you only have heard of the funk bros. because of berry gordy.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
30
wtf aee you talking about? all those artist could play and sing extremel...
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
37
plenty of now annymous session musicians were talented.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
43
No. Berry Gordon's Idea was to form a music label. It wasn't the
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
42
all of this is after the fact.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
45
RE: who was more important in the development of motown?
double 0
Nov 17th 2015
27
but for berry gordy, james jamerson would be a hopeless drunk.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
34
RE: but for berry gordy, james jamerson would be a hopeless drunk.
double 0
Nov 17th 2015
55
i am with you, so long as we remove profit as a measuring stick.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
60
RE: i am with you, so long as we remove profit as a measuring stick.
double 0
Nov 17th 2015
66
horrible example...
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
33
they only recorded it because somebody financed it.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
36
no... no man... no
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
38
a story about james jameson....
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
47
^^^ Dehumanized by the machine
micMajestic
Nov 17th 2015
20
i dont mean to be law school gunner here
veritas
Nov 17th 2015
57
But I am not arguing innovative ideas are rare. I say there are no new
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 18th 2015
71
how do we even know about most great ideas unless they are published?
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
29
Both
Anonymous
Nov 17th 2015
32
the key word in the poll is "impressive"
John Forte
Nov 17th 2015
35
It doesn't matter
Anonymous
Nov 17th 2015
53
I'm not asking this question from inside of the business
John Forte
Nov 17th 2015
54
I'm not sure what you're not getting
Anonymous
Nov 17th 2015
58
LMAO
legsdiamond
Nov 17th 2015
40
Nope. Steve Job proves that execution is waay more important that ideas...
Buddy_Gilapagos
Nov 17th 2015
46
or, he proves ideas and execution are equally important.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
50
i think its a case by case thing
Government Name
Nov 17th 2015
39
Execution
flipnile
Nov 17th 2015
51
it's like choosing eggs vs chicken...i like both
ambient1
Nov 17th 2015
52
i laughed.
Kwesi
Nov 17th 2015
59
I'm most impressed by people who get others to execute
veritas
Nov 17th 2015
56
george clinton, michael jackson, ppl like that.
Mike Jackson
Nov 17th 2015
61
absolutely. in all facets of creative endeavors, too.
veritas
Nov 17th 2015
64
Better execution can improve anything... even ideas
Cocobrotha2
Nov 17th 2015
62
JOHN FORTE WE LOVE YOU!
Kwesi
Nov 17th 2015
63
Eeeeeeeeeveryone got a business they want to run.
TheAlbionist
Nov 18th 2015
69
ideas are more important. the results of implementation..
ndibs
Nov 18th 2015
70
^ I might have to co-sign that sentiment.
Moonlit_Force
Nov 18th 2015
76
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