This is just a rant. Paper will stand anything, they say. Leave it to the paper, let it out, others say. Some call it brainstorming. I call it not knowing how to solve a problem, and not knowing what to write about, thus merging two seemingly discreet problems. One can do that in a blog that no one reads, without even blushing.

Soooooo…… you got this what you think is a great business idea, and the dilemma you face is, sell the idea right now for what seems to be an OK sum of money, or develop it yourself and face an uncertain outcome, maybe nothing, maybe much more than for what you could sell it right now, but certainly not a dime for next few months. On top of it, you are in a situation where something right now would be a godsend.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, they say. They didn’t have an internet when this old adage saw the light of the world, but I can’t think of an environment to which it would fit more than the internet business.
That’s not the first time I’m facing such a situation, thus there are all kinds of thoughts and possible solutions popping up in the head. How would have the wise King Solomon solved it? Where I live, if you approach a problem with a solution that will cater to all major possibilities in often a somewhat foxy manner, it’s called the Solomon’s way. In that tradition, both selling the idea now and developing it long-term myself, would be the way to do it.

Hey…maybe that “leave it to the paper” method really works! This post cost me an hour, but solution seems to have crystalized, or at least an approach how to solve the dilemma. I didn’t know you can use blog for that kind of stuff!

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One Response to “sell idea now? or develop it and face uncertainty?”

  1. Dan Says:

    One of the key dilemma’s in business my friend.

    I took a risk with Info Vilesilencer and you see where it is today. I say go for it. Seize the day.

    I have a similar worry on my mind with a few ideas that I have had for a long long time. The problem for me is, I cannot do all of them (unless I had a clone of myself) unless I either sell the idea itself, give up a large chunk of control, or sacrifice another of the ideas. But which idea do I go for. They all have equal potential, but which one will take off?

    Hindsight will be great to tell you whether you were right or wrong in your decision, but you don’t have that until after the event.

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