Pre-Stealing Ideas

The general theme of Seth Godin's recent post is that the next innovation might already be in the works, so what's stopping you from thinking and acting faster than the best? Seth gives an example of how Harry Harrison became extremely upset after Michael Crichton released The Andromeda Strain, which was extremely similar to the science fiction novel Harry had been working on for six months! The general consensus to innovation, think faster and bolder than the best innovators.