How to turn your idea graveyard into gold


It’s 3 AM.

I’m wide awake.

I’m touched by infinite intelligence.

Ideas pour into your mind like a bright beam from heaven.


I grabbed my phone and typed notes in the dark.

Afraid I'd lose the magic if I turned on a light.


By morning, I had 17 scattered bullet points that made zero sense.


What seemed brilliant at 3 AM looked like complete garbage in daylight.

A new note on top of the 327 half ass ideas.

Sound familiar?

Here's the painful truth:

You don't have an idea problem.

You have an execution problem.

Ideas are worthless without a system to sort the gold from the garbage.

That’s why we build a solution.

Meet Discourage.me.

It's not a note-taking app.

It's a brutal idea companion.

First, try to kill your idea with hard questions.

If your idea survives?

It gives you a personalised action plan.

We battle procrastination head first and launch the damn thing.

In the end, your dreams need to become a reality.

And that’s what Discourage.me is doing for you.



5 tips to capture ideas like a boss.

The app is still in development.

We will open it up for users in the next months.

Until then, this is what you can do to capture and execute on your ideas:

→ Rate every idea on a "Fuck Yeah" scale.

If it's not at least an 8/10 excitement level after 24 hours, delete it.

→Ask, "Would I pay for this?"

Most ideas fail this test immediately. Good. Move on.

→ Sell before you build.

Create a simple landing page and see if anyone signs up. Validation before creation.

→ Set a 7-day deadline.

Not to finish, but to have an MVP. There’s a raw power in constraints.

→ Find an accountability partner.

Tell someone what you'll deliver by when.

The fear of losing face will put your butt in gear.

When can I get Discourage.me?

Now we are full on in the validation and MVP development stage.

Fancy indie hacking lingo that means.

We’re building it as we speak.

And we need your help.

We’re looking for 5 beta testers who like to take Discourage me for a spin.

Be brutally honest. Crush our egos so we can build a better product.

In return, you get my phone number.

Do with it as you please:)

Fill in this short application form and we’re good to go.

For now, let’s launch your ideas.

Remember, money loves speed.

Virgil "Brutal Clarity" Brewster


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