I have an idea.
It’s funny because there are three different types of idea people.
The idea people who have ideas, but have no idea how to differentiate between executable ideas and how to make a profit vs. ‘oh this sounds fun’. Now fun ideas can be successful, but you have to find people who can help you achieve them. If you have 20,000 ideas a day and execute on zero well, pick one your passionate about and research the steps. It can be scary, but isn’t that part of the fun?
Idea people who know people or when they find them go “Oh I have this great idea, but I don’t want to do ANY of the work to make it happen? Will you do it?” You have made 2 mistakes. Without a contract you have risked giving away your idea for free especially if you have no documentation that it was your idea anywhere if it lived in your head only. 2nd, you risk that person purely saying no out of you dumping work on their plate assuming they don’t already have a lot on their plate. They heard the idea, evaluated it with a quick assessment of the idea and you.
How do I know this? It’s what I do. If I know you personally, well I already know a lot about you and how much work you put into a project. I know if you are or aren’t reliable. I know your communication style because I inform others about it if there’s an issue.
I am not saying, don’t pitch to people. When you pitch, do it with the mindset that you want them as a partner to help you achieve a goal together and that you will get it done with or without them. That it isn’t dependent upon them to succeed. That implies desperation, high risk, potential failure. Some people love that because it makes them feel important. Someone has to really love the project to invest in that. There are a lot of projects out there to consider.
The third person, has an idea, builds it out. Creates a plan and produces it. They figure it out, have resources, build partnerships, live and breathe it. They own it. They don’t know how to not.
This is where I sit. Projects I work on, I know inside and out. I efficiently problem solve. I know all of the players, everyone involved. There’s a strategic plan that’s regularly updated. I know my goals, the ones I share and the ones in my heart.