Or you can polarise non believers like Jobs 
When I mention a startup idea publicly, I usually try to downplay its potential. I only want to convince the people who were almost convinced already, because those are the right people to do it.
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but now you do the opposite and get alll the less determined hyped
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Hear hear. I've been working on a startup idea for five years now, after a tweet or two from
@pmarca that I interpreted as benign encouragement. $10M in funding later, I think we're on the right track, but results are another 5 years away. Meanwhile, faith & trust keep us going– -
Trust in what Peter Thiel calls "your secret" – https://genius.com/Peter-thiel-zero-to-one-chapter-8-secrets-annotated …
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especially when everyone is watching
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Good point, I always felt this way, but never articulated it. The idea of high potential startups throwing themselves at the feet of the uninspired...was always slightly annoying
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Founder’s immediate reaction: “oh no, my idea’s out there; more competition
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Second reaction: “Wait a sec. I can contact **every person who liked this post to recruit / discuss / find customers** 
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That’s actually a great way to think, thanks .
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Do you get a lot of people thinking the route to YC is to take one of your ideas then apply with that? (even if they don't have any unique insight or passion for it)
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i think he wants people to apply with it actually, and trusts the yc team to see if the person is really up to the task and has some insight there
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