Good morning fellow HNers,<p>This is my first "Ask HN" so I hope I am doing it right :)<p>I hear this term a lot of times, but what exactly do people mean by a good "execution" of an idea?<p>Take for example, after reading some of the posts here, I want to create something similar to ChatRoulette for HN where we can do pair programming with each other and toss out ideas.<p>The idea is
1) You log in and join a pool of "wanting to pair program"
2) Select programming language choice eg Java, Php
3) It randomly selects someone who also wants to pair with you based on the language you selected
4) Gives you the Skype id of that person.<p>With this example, what would make a good execution of the idea and what would make a bad execution of the idea?<p>Thanks
"Good execution" is somewhat of a question-begging term, and the details differ depending on who you talk to. If you have an idea, execute it, and make lots of money, it's hard to argue that the execution was bad.<p>In general, I think a good execution would be one that a) didn't take years to launch b) doesn't take enormous effort to maintain as-is, c) can be iterated on, d) actually solves a need, e) in an efficient and compelling manner. An investor would mention other things like a good hiring pipeline and management structure, IP, business relationships, etc.<p>Here's the thing: the only people you really have to convince of your execution is your customers.