Comments on: My Idea Map http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: My Idea Map « SLO Entrepreneur - In Video http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177696 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:10:31 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177696 [...] Idea Map Posted February 10, 2008 from: http://foundread.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/ My Idea Map Editor’s note: Matt Rogers thinks big — not every founder would be brave (or rash) enough to [...]

]]> By: Debuting FoundWatch: “The Art of the Startlet” with Guy Kawasaki teasered @ Feed UP !! http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177694 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:37:05 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177694 [...] of Found|READ pieces reference other of Guy’s wisdom. Here’s a list: 1) Settling on the startup idea. 2)Funding it. 3) Launching it. 4) Valuing [...]

]]> By: Debuting FoundWatch: “The Art of the Startlet” with Guy Kawasaki « FoundRead http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177695 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:29:03 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177695 [...] of Found|READ pieces reference other of Guy’s wisdom. Here’s a list: 1) Settling on the startup idea. 2)Funding it. 3) Launching it. 4) Valuing it. No comments Share/Send Topic: Lessons, [...]

]]> By: aroxomatt http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177685 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:39:07 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177685 Hi Dave, I totally agree that there some ideas which just fly out of nowhere, I try and build the chaos element in by feeding in random ideas which I see on the street or in totally unrelated corners of the Internet. This way I hope I still get the random connections that drive the chaos.

Everyone uses different systems though, which helps us end up with different ideas.}

]]> By: dikshantdave http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177686 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:51:17 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177686 Hi Matt, Great thought process and verry insightful.
I have always believed that Innovation can be nurtured in an organized environment and one can yield great results with organized thought process. However, personally i have found it very difficult to adhere to. Innovation is very tightly coupled with Chaos and putting any process around it may result in compromising the originality or newness.

would be eager to know your thoughts on this.}

]]> By: ilikegiga http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177687 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:19:55 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177687 I have learned something. Thanks for sharing Matt.}

]]> By: aroxomatt http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177688 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:42:36 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177688 Sorry Jeff – just wrote “that’s not a technique there” when I meant “that’s a nice technique there”!}

]]> By: aroxomatt http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177689 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:00:16 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177689 Hey Richard – thanks for the comment. Just wanted to add that it’ll take more than an algorithm to beat Google!}

]]> By: richardgreen http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177690 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:26:25 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177690 Nice Thoughts… Looking forward to hearing more about the Google-beater in a later post. With Google’s firepower it will be hard to displace them in the near term unless its truly original and you’re not interested in a buyout… Good luck & watch your back… RG}

]]> By: adambenayoun http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177691 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:51:36 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177691 Interesting article, Matt!

Taking old ideas and revamping them does not necessarily means they will work, but the probability they will work and succeed are bigger than starting up a fresh new idea.

I am a fan of original idea, but sometime I do like the fact old idea get some kind of twist and all suddenly you find yourself with a new value proposition that shake your world.

Anyway, thanks for your input!}

]]> By: aroxomatt http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177692 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:38:12 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177692 Hey Jeff – two good examples there. I know that there is a cell phone on the way which will shuffle your music playlist when you shake it, and http://www.moo.com do personal Flickr business cards! So that’s not a technique there.}

]]> By: jeffc http://gigaom.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177693 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:06:51 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/my-idea-map/#comment-177693 Nice write up and a good process. I’ll add another mental exercise that can be helpful to come up with new ideas that can be 2-20 years out. Simply take two trends and plot out the intersection. What happens when they come together?

Examples:

Wii virtual controller and the ubiquitous cell phone. What new services might be enabled if every phone was a virtual controller?

Social Networking and Business Cards. Why do these worlds not intersect? They will – what will happen?}

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