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Depends on what’s meant by “fully described”. Some ideas may be proposed succinctly, yet also be impossible to execute without a technical edge—how about a time machine?

It is precisely those “frighteningly ambitious” ideas, to borrow the term from PG, that can be succinctly described, have inherent value, and deserve to be capitalised on immediately. Specifically because it’s presumed impossible, there can be no established players to oppose you. Of course, there is always the immensely probable outcome that your edge is in fact not an edge at all…



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