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  • I hate to see a good idea go to waste. Here's where I'll put some of mine, and others I come across. Maybe someone will help develop them, or want to collaborate on them, or simply steal them. Regardless, I'd rather see them take off than fester. So have a look, add comments, email ideas to your enterprising friends and VCs, and email me if you want to contribute one too.

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November 14, 2006

Like an Idea here? Make an Offer.

See an idea here on the site that you like, and want to somehow implement or launch? Everything here is free - go ahead and take it.

But know also that if you found it, some current or would-be competitor has also. It's out there in the ether and cached within Google's servers somewhere, and there's nothing I can do to bring it back. So speed to market is your best friend right now.

But you can give yourself an advantage. Make me an offer for the idea and if I accept it, I'll remove the page with the offer from this site completely. The idea isn't patented or trademarked or copywrighted or otherwise protected so you're not buying any exclusivity. You're just removing it from view from everyone who visits this site after you.

Who might that be? I always keep my Sitemeter open so you can look at this site's traffic, and I publish the number of feed subscribers as well. Look over in the left margin under 'Site Traffic.'

Offer FAQs:

How do I make an offer?
Send me an email and let me know which idea you like, and how much you offer. We'll then correspond via email or phone until we reach an agreement. Or not.

How much should I offer?
Some products are cost-based. Some are value-based. These ideas are neither, because cost-based pricing would put them at $0, and you and I will never agree on value-based pricing. So these are offered at whim-based pricing. I have no idea how much they'll go for.

When will you let me know if you accept the offer?
You're offering to give me (or someone else who has contributed an offer to the site) real money for a concept conjured up at no cost. Believe me, your email gets a high priority.

If you accept the offer, when will you take down the page?
Once the money hits my PayPal account.

Once the page is down, do I own the idea?
No, you haven't bought the idea and own absolutely nothing. You've paid for the page with the idea to go away. Anyone else could still move forward with the idea, including the person who came up with it in the first place.

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