The value of ideas
Travis: Let's play a thought experiment:I'm Paul Graham, and I've got a fantastic, knock-your-socks-off idea for a business.  How much will you pay me for it?ORI'm Travis.  I've got a mediocre idea, but have spent a lot of time learning about my customers and market.  I've built a kickass piece of software that solves the pain.  But, again, my idea isn't that great (think Craigslist: the idea of online classifieds isn't exactly a great one, or a novel/clever one...)  Will you pay me more for this?