Hmm. Maybe. (re: execution being the multiplier) I&#x27;m not completely convinced either way, I guess.<p><i>if you tell me a truly good idea I will steal it from you</i><p>I think perhaps most people don&#x27;t have a list, like you do (even unofficially in their heads). Most people are too busy with their own ideas to bother with others, even if they really are great. I suppose if you have a criteria for measuring the quality of the idea, as you do, then you can make objective decisions about an idea based on its actual merits (as defined by your criteria) rather than gut feeling or wanting to work on your own stuff.<p>I suppose what I&#x27;m saying is that most ideas are cheap because most people don&#x27;t have a good way of objectively measuring their value beyond executing and seeing how it goes.<p>Note though that I&#x27;ve usually heard it as &quot;ideas are cheap&quot;, not &quot;ideas have no value&quot; -- despite what I might have said in my previous comments :D