I just saw a classic posting on Craigslist. It is probably not very interesting to non-developers. Some entrepreneurs will even think it sounds like a good deal. However, every coder with at least 1 project under their belt has met this guy:
I NEED A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO IS A COMPUTER GENIUS TO PARTNER WITH ME. [...]
Last year I wrote a post titled “I Will Buy Your Idea“. It was a tongue-in-cheek post that was trying to make this point:
Ideas have no monetary value. The worth is in the implementation.
Dane Carlson picked it up and posted this on his Business Opportunities Weblog:
“Finally, someone recognizes the true value of a great idea: [...]
Software development was my hobby before it was my career. Since it is no longer my primary job responsibility I am once again able to view software development as a hobby. Unfortunately, I have a lot of hobbies and not enough time (golf, motorcycle, would like to be sailing again, etc). However, [...]
After reading another poor soul who is convinced an idea is worth something I have decided to start buy ideas. I think that I am the only place where people can actually sell ideas. It should be noted that I will not buy all ideas, just the ones that I feel are original.
The [...]
