Where do you draw the line between great idea and being delusional?

[nomeus]

Today I stumbled upon a great post - "7 Rejections" by AirBnB CEO and Co-founder Brian Chesky.

You can read it here: https://medium.com/@bchesky/7-rejections-7d894cbaa084

Long story short, it's about AirBnB getting 7 rejections (from ultra smart people) before getting their first round of financing.

I understand the game of not giving up. Ever. I mean I get that, but where do you draw the line between idea being great and being delusional and thinking that that idea is great. Because for some time AirBnB staff where the only ones who thought that the idea was really great. All the other professionals and tech-investors where not excited.

So, my question is, how long do you keep going even if anyone else says that your idea is not that great? Until you run out of money?

 

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[Perry Rico]

Today I stumbled upon a great post - "7 Rejections" by AirBnB CEO and Co-founder Brian Chesky.

You can read it here: https://medium.com/@bchesky/7-rejections-7d894cbaa084

Long story short, it's about AirBnB getting 7 rejections (from ultra smart people) before getting their first round of financing.

I understand the game of not giving up. Ever. I mean I get that, but where do you draw the line between idea being great and being delusional and thinking that that idea is great. Because for some time AirBnB staff where the only ones who thought that the idea was really great. All the other professionals and tech-investors where not excited.

So, my question is, how long do you keep going even if anyone else says that your idea is not that great? Until you run out of money?

As long as you believe in it...keep going...
As long as your wife is not leaving you and threatend your startup fund to go for divorce settlement keep going...lol
As long as you can eat twice a day, send kids to school keep going...
As long as you are not yet in prison keep going...
As long as the idea was made on educated guess,,, keep going...

Easier said than done, ill stop on the third year if nothing happens lol

 

[nomeus]

Just saw this in twitter:

@Behance: Unfortunately, passion for an idea doesn't correlate w/ market need for it. Gotta start with empathy for a problem vs. passion for topic.

I guess that is kind of a way of thinking about that.