tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post6675616803758388785..comments2023-10-18T08:32:17.510-07:00Comments on Kevin Hillstrom: MineThatData: When Somebody Steals Your WorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post-16890166811012192342007-07-01T19:45:00.000-07:002007-07-01T19:45:00.000-07:00When I used to work for "real" companies (I'm self...When I used to work for "real" companies (I'm self-employed), I'd only present my ideas to groups of two people or more. And if I had an idea that I knew was going to be popular, I'd begin to socialize it in emails and in small meetings with various member of my department several weeks in advance.<BR/><BR/>This was for two reasons:<BR/><BR/>1.) To pee in the corners of that intellectual territory. Nobody swipes an idea if they know everyone already knows its rightful owner.<BR/><BR/>2.) To get valuable feedback on the idea so that its Achilles heels were revealed before I presented it "for real."<BR/><BR/>I hate to sound arrogant, but I have always worked hard for my ideas. Sometimes, the best way to protect your intellectual property is to "tag it as yours" during the creative process.Harry Joinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360114811133979847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post-3068159686000353852007-06-28T14:33:00.000-07:002007-06-28T14:33:00.000-07:00There seem to be three separate things that happen...There seem to be three separate things that happen.<BR/><BR/>(1) You want somebody to steal your idea, so you float the idea out there, and somebody steals it. You're not looking for credit, you just want your business to do better.<BR/><BR/>(2) You want somebody to steal your idea, and you want to get some credit. This is probably how most people feel.<BR/><BR/>(3) You want the idea to be yours, but somebody steals it and takes credit for the idea. These are the frustrating ones, as you point out!MineThatDatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014200122021988374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202893.post-13720238747526727872007-06-28T13:01:00.000-07:002007-06-28T13:01:00.000-07:00Quite interesting. In the web analytics world too,...Quite interesting. In the web analytics world too, we got the same kind of influencing "duty", since we want to change the way web sites are managed. We too want our ideas to be "stolen", as you say, but credit is definitely something important, or else, how are we going to get the recognition our field needs.<BR/><BR/>In any case, blatant unfair appropriation deserves a kick in the butt...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com