Tell people about your idea, or keep it to yourself?
oldgregg: I run into people all the time who smirk "sorry, its a NDA thing" -- whatever dude. In all likelihood your idea isn't that good. Secretly you don't want to tell anybody because they might shut you down. So nobody will find out about it and you'll just be smug and self-righteous until you wake up one day and realize your 43 and still working at GeekSquad.I worry more about getting discouraged and giving up.  How do I stay focused? I tell everyone who will listen. New Competitors? None. Advice and connections? Tons.And the best part: Once people know what you are doing you can't just quietly give up-- you have to fail spectacularly! Besides, what is the point of life if you can't share your life with the people around you?