Ultimate Guide to Protecting your Million Dollar Idea

People want to protect their ideas - their precious million dollar idea. They look into all options like Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, Patents and what not. But nothing makes sure that it's safe. I have a better way. It's not 100% safe for idea but better than present options - keep the idea close to your chest and die with it. Do that, chances are it will go with you and if it stays - you won't regret it being leaked. Need the worst option? Execute it! Yes it makes sure that your idea is exposed; but consider this:
  1. All those who can work on your idea don't have time to steal yours. They are protecting their.
  2. Ideas die without air and growth.
  3. It is easy to copy the idea but impossible to copy the tree you grow out it once it is executed.
Anyways, ideas are not born in mind - they are born in consciousness. Just like you had it, soon someone else will have it too. Or maybe they are working on it already. You choose - die or execute. Or that patent officer might steal it - they know how to work around law. World is not safe for ideas.
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You are reading a post that I wrote a long time backā€”at least 14 years ago. Take it with a bag of salt.

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