The value of ideas
mikecane: Let me try another tack.  You're out with a friend and your friend remarks on a great service.product he/she just bought that's brand new.  Yet you had the idea for that product too.  You tell your friend this.  Do you really expect your friend's honest reaction to be anything other than, "So what?"  See, your idea never got anywhere -- while it was in your hands.  The idea became great when someone brought it to market.