Instagram? Zynga? There's a lot big minds chasing small ideas

Re:Instagram? Zynga? There's a lot big minds chasing small i... by meddlepal on Saturday July 14, 2012 @01:45PM (#4244839)

Small ideas are low risk and have a high chance of payout. Can you blame people for taking the path of least resistance to success?

Further, if your small idea makes you rich you can always funnel later time and success-money into altruistic charities and start ups.

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Re:Instagram? Zynga? There's a lot big minds chasing small i... by hcarvalhoalves on Saturday July 14, 2012 @02:17PM (#4244932)

Define "success". Not everyone equates success to getting rich - at least, not at the expense of putting time and effort on something that matters.

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Re:Instagram? Zynga? There's a lot big minds chasing small i... by meddlepal on Saturday July 14, 2012 @02:30PM (#4244941)

I agree - it was the wrong word. One can be successful and never be rich, however, wealth is a property of success, albeit a non-essential one.

That said, I still think most people want money and will take the easiest path to money - if small ideas can get them there then they will gravitate towards implementing those ideas.

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Re:Instagram? Zynga? There's a lot big minds chasing small i... by hcarvalhoalves on Saturday July 14, 2012 @03:09PM (#4245045)

Success - achievement of an objective (goal)

Wealth has absolutely no relation to success unless you define being wealthy as your goal. It's not even a consequence of being successful on whatever you set your life goals to.

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Re:Instagram? Zynga? There's a lot big minds chasing small i... by mattgreenrocks on Saturday July 14, 2012 @03:24PM (#4245088)

Most people, and especially on HN, accept the cultural defaults of success.

This is not always wise.

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