Alright, let's get real for a second. Many people are obsessed over their "million-dollar ideas" like they're the next Elon Musk. They even make you sign NDA when asking you for help and guidance (trust me, it happened much more that I'd like to admit during the last 15 years of me helping founders ^_^) They think that their idea is so revolutionary that they must keep it secret, and that success is basically guaranteed. But.. sorry to be that guy: An idea alone is about as useful as an ice cube to a penguin. It doesn't matter how brilliant your concept is, how much it could "change the world." If you don't execute, if you don't put in the blood, sweat, and tears to make it happen, it's worth nothing. The world doesn't reward ideas. It rewards action. It rewards the ones who put in the work, who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty, who hustle day in and day out to turn their vision into reality. Look at any successful entrepreneur, any game-changer in any industry. Did they make it big just because they had "a great idea"? Nope. They made it because they executed. They took that idea and ran with it. They put in unrewarding, behind-the-scenes grind that no one wants to talk about. The late nights, the early mornings, the setbacks and failures and moments of doubt. They pushed through all of that, because they knew that execution is the only thing that matters. Your idea? It's nothing without action. Oh, and: we're 8 *billion* here. I'm pretty sure MANY people had/have the same. Who will succeed? The one with the best execution. Don't wait for the perfect moment, the perfect plan, the perfect circumstances. They don't exist. Start executing. Start building. Start failing, learning and iterating. Because at the end of the day, no one gives a damn about your idea. They care about what you've built, what you've created, and the impact you've made. Execution is everything.

Working with startup founders in many different fields taught me something precious: what worked for James may (and more probably, won't) work for John. Even if they were basically trying to achieve the same goal, or learn the same thing. We all come from a different time and place, with different education, backgrounds, beliefs, capacities... How many times did you catch yourself thinking "Is he/she dumb? That shit's easy / obvious"? The thing is, it's way harder to help people succeed than it is to succeed yourself. Because what you went through, the tools you used, the path you chose, may not be the ones that will make someone else successful. And it takes years of experience. And empathy. But you can speed up the process though: if you use feedback. I'm not saying it won't be brutal. Sometimes, people's honest opinions are harsh on the ego. But that's the fastest path to growth. When I teach CEOs communication and team leading skills, I always start with a simple exercise: Tangram. This game is simple in appearance, you just have to form a general shape (a house, a cat, a boat...) using several simple geometric shapes. It's easy when you're alone: your perception, your understanding, your methodology... But now, imagine you're back to back with a team member, and you have to make HIM/HER form the boat, or the house, using your voice only. You can't show. You can't see. How will you know if they understood the assignment? If you both have the same goal in mind? If when you say "on the right", you're both talking about the same "right"? (and many more funny situations you'd have to witness to believe they're true) Simple: use feedback. "Do you understand what the end goal is?" "Do you have all you need to reach it?" "What resources do you have in front of you at the moment?" The same goes for your community, your courses, the value you (think) you bring, the way to evaluate your users' success... Ask. For. Feedback. Always. At every step. You don't know if your product is ready? -> Release it and ask for feedback.