Idea Theft Fears

Discussions revolve around worries about sharing startup or business ideas publicly due to theft risks, with counterarguments emphasizing that ideas are commonplace, multiple people conceive them independently, and execution matters more than the idea itself.

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Axsuul Jul 18, 2012 View on HN

Someone is eventually gonna steal your idea anyways.

doubt_me Oct 14, 2013 View on HN

Whats stopping these ideas from being stolen?

paulhauggis Nov 2, 2012 View on HN

What if my idea is big? Should I just hope they won't take it from me?

nakedrobot2 Feb 5, 2013 View on HN

It depends who you're sharing the idea with and how complex it is.Certainly the vast majority of ideas require some real specialization and can't be emulated by anybody.Also, an unproven idea which only "sounds like it could be great" really is a dime a dozen.You should be more worried about HOW you accomplish your great idea. Maybe you've found a way to pull off some PROVEN product, but using 1/10 the labor, parts, etc. This is a competitive advantage that can pull you from zero to a m

rakibtg Apr 28, 2016 View on HN

People gonna copy idea, its that easy i think.

DoreenMichele Apr 20, 2018 View on HN

I don't think you should worry about your idea being copied. First, there may be other people who have had the same idea independently.Second, the reason people say things like "ideas don't matter, execution is everything" is because any idea you think you have will have myriad assumptions baked in that will be unique to how your mind works. Other people who nominally have "the same idea" won't really have the exact same idea. (This is why there are, for exa

You didn't develop anything and you are sharing your idea, right ? Aren't you afraid that someone will steal it ? How do you feel about it ?

PrimalPlasma Mar 21, 2017 View on HN

Are you trying to steal people's ideas?

35bge57dtjku Sep 7, 2017 View on HN

"Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats."

craiggess Jun 20, 2015 View on HN

what if you don't know someone else is building it? Does it matter if its already out there? And if so aren't there intellectual property laws out there so people can't steal or use some one else's idea?