It turns out that issues in getting ones ideas to work are not necessarily technical in nature. Over the years at work, I have had the privilege of working with some of the best technical people. Every time I speak to them, they are brimming with ideas and how it can be used to make a product smarter. However, almost none of them gets implemented.
Its not surprising that the reason it does not get implemented is because of procrastination. It is rarely a technical limitation. We get caught up in so many other things that we forget prototyping the idea and then getting it to the finish line . That has been true with me as well. I think Seth Godin has got this right in this video. Its all about “Quieting the lizard brain”. As he mentions in the video, it is a simple idea but tough to embrace. But one will only know if a idea will work after it is prototyped.
Some of the things I will strive to do this year
Write down every small Idea I come up with and add a deadline to prototype
Prototype the idea and figure out if its worth pursuing the idea to the finish
Finish in time (as Seth Godin says “ship” in time)