What's The Big Idea?

What's The Big Idea?
By Daegan Smith

Know what Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have in common?

They all have the multi-million dollar idea.

What is that multi-million dollar idea? This is that bright idea that just flashed over your head. Suddenly that idea became an invention, an innovation, something of enormous scope that left the people stunned and got you that multi-million dollars! Steve Jobs' Apple was his idea. Microsoft was Bill Gates'. See what I mean?

Now multi-million dollar idea doesn't arrive everyday of your life and when it does, sometimes you are not aware of it. But the moment this idea pops in your head while lazying around the house or enjoying some coffee, do something about it. Don't just smile and say "hey that's a multi million dollar idea right there!"

So what to do if you chance upon that once-in-a-lifetime idea?

Suppose it's an invention that you came up with out of nowhere. What are you going to do about it?

Remember that the idea is just the iceberg's tip as a lot of things are about to roll on like the time needed, energy that has to be exerted and the commercial cost. The funding does not just stem from the idea - it has to cover everything. The preconceived notion that you will never spend a cent once you sell your idea to bigtime companies has to be abolished. Companies will start to be interested once they are already patented. They will even have you sign this agreement that your idea is no secret at all and the company doesn't have any obligation to you.