It doesn’t take much to talk yourself out of a goal that will take tremendous amounts of work. I’d guess that the average entrepreneur could have convinced individuals that some of the most successful sites today would be pointless.
Facebook? Why not use myspace
Twitter? Why not just use myspace
Reddit/Digg? Why not just use delicious
Vimeo? Why not just use youtube
Etc..
The thing that makes Zuckerberg above average is that he executed, and kept executing.
It’s a waste of time to come to a forum and try to validate your idea. I understand the exercise, but at the end of the day it’s pointless. If you need validation then you do not love your idea, and if you don’t love your idea you probably shouldn’t do it.
