What is more important: The Right People or The Right Idea?

My twitter or LinkedIn status has a sentence that goes like this-"I wanna be part of an exciting startup...".Now few days back i had the opportunity of meeting a entrepreneur who asked me a simple question - what do you mean by exciting startup ? Is it right people or right idea that you are looking for ? I think this is a question that most of the startup job seekers would ask  before joining a startup.I have a suggestion on the same.
I think both are important.But when it comes to selecting one over other, it's always people for me.If you look at all the successful companies today their idea is not so unique and it has been done several times before. So the idea has always been there and has always been right. The question is, what made these ideas work today and not in the past.

Of course, there are a combination of elements that together have made the idea work today and not in the past but definitely "Right People" is on top of that list.I believe that the "Right people/Team" can make an even mediocre idea work but the wrong people will ruin the greatest of ideas.

 No matter how revolutionary you think your idea is, chances are a hundred people have thought it before. Whether that idea turns into a success is all about execution and execution is people.Your ideas will definitely change with time as per the market demand  or till the time it is completely implemented but what remains constant is the ability of right people to understand the business and the dynamics to know what to change and when.The right people will help you implement and change ideas until something works great.

As an aspiring startup guy I will get involved in ideas that may or may not be a good idea but people that I believe are good people.

Whom will you choose - The right People or The right Idea?

The Internet: Nominee for Nobel Peace Prize 2010

It is back.Last year it kept us buzzing when the Nobel peace prize was conferred to Barack Obama.This year also,it will keep us guessing and talking as the Internet has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize.First question that could have crossed your mind as it did mine was Why?Has the internet contributed to world peace through better communication?This is an attempt to find out the answer.

Internet has became a platform where people irrespective of their nationality,religion,and culture all over the world  can communicate,collaborate,and share knowledge and in the process spread peace and harmony.For instance,what happened in Iran after the latest election and the role played by web as a medium of movement ,which otherwise could have not been possible,goes on to say the importance of web in global hope and peace.

The Internet For Peace Manifesto ,displayed on the official Internet for Peace site, mentions the reason for the nomination
We have finally realized that the Internet is much more than a network of computers.It is an endless web of people. Men and women from every corner of the globe are connecting     to one another, thanks to the biggest social interface ever known to  humanity.Digital culture

has laid the foundations for a new kind of society.And this society is advancing dialogue, debate and consensus through communication.Because democracy has always flourished where there is openness, acceptance, discussion and participation. And contact with others has always been the most effective antidote against hatred and conflict.That's why the Internet is a tool for peace.That's why anyone who uses it can sow the seeds of non-violence.And hat's why the next Nobel Peace Prize should go to the Net.A Nobel for each and every one of us. " 

I would like to mention here some of the statements made by few prominent personalities :

                        “People want peace, and when given a voice, they’ll work tirelessly for it,”

“In the short term, a Twitter account may be no match for an AK-47, but in the long term the keyboard is mightier than the sword.”

“The strongest transforming force of the modern era.”

"It gave all of us the chance to take back the power from governments and multinationals,” .

 “It made the world a totally transparent place.”

As far as my support is concerned i  vote for the internet.

Would you like to see Internet as the recipient of Nobel Peace prize,2010?