"Visionary" Eric Leebow Thinks He Invented the Social Network [Idiots]

1. Come up with an idea.
2. Screwup the execution of that idea for 11 years.
3. Witness everyone and his mother actually execute the idea successfully for the last 5 of those 11 years.
4. Keep telling every person on the planet about your idea, no matter if they want to listen or not.
5. Profit.

Nesbiteme

@minimaltek: I usually don’t comment on blogs, but the legacy of Eric Leebow is too much to pass up… I actually went to high school with this guy and he’s every bit as socially inept and bizarre as you would think from the video.

To answer your question: the high school I attended was one of the most expensive in the country. The only way a guy like Leebow gets in is with a little help from daddy, and lots of uncles named “Benjamin.” I would assume he has no rent right now since he is likely tweeting from his parents basement.

wathman

This guy is seriously delusional.

As someone who founded a tech startup, I learned that execution and a clear sense of direction matter much more than the idea itself.

Burbling out inspirational tweets shows that you have neither of those.

Cosmo hears it

This is a pretty standard model: Person wants to be an entrepeneur. Has no real idea for creating value. Comes up some idea that is incrementally different than a current idea that is making money or is popular. Makes up a half assed business plan, tries to get people to work on it by offering “equity stake.” Fails miserably because anyone who actually has valuable experience sees that it has no value in the marketplace.

Oh, and there’s usually a lot of “You can do anything, if you just believe in yourself” hohah. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen this kind of person.

John

@Cosmo hears it:

Ah that makes sense.
I’ve always been confused when it comes to the 3 different types of patents and all of the individual rules that pertain to them.

SeventhExile Speaks

“in the US
It’s first to conceptualize.
Not first to patent.”

If that is true then this may actually be an interesting case provided he can back up the timing. On the other hand I am sure some company rolled out user ratings etc for the first time and everyone else followed suit. Where do we draw the line on functionality?

Twink182

But-but-Freezecrowd is SO FETCH!

BobWire

“if you will it, dude, it is no dream “(Walter Sobchak paraphrasing Theodore Herzl in the Big Lebowski)

sea_alex

I need to have a sit-down with this guy so I can pitch him on my idea for a world-wide community of people who auction their belongings to others using THE INTERNET. You all may laugh at my “crazy idea,” but they laughed at the Wright Brothers, too.

Dave J.

@ads2k2: Well I was riffing on the fact that based on this article, he doesn’t seem adept at being a scheming charlatan and bilking people out of their money.

minimaltek

Guys, he went to cities and handed out cards. And went to the beach!

This is what happens when you raise kids on motivational posters.

LatestBy

He’s such a bad multi-tasker. He can’t juggle and do a voice over at the same time! Slacker!!

No? That’s not how it works? Oh.

javysan

priceless

csc3

This guy needs to hook up with Joel ‘Business Card Guy’ Bauer.

“You see that card….this is the most impressive card I’ve ever seen – it’s mine! My card is die cut, my card is foil stamped, my card is embossed.”

Two massive egos like that are a match made in heaven. They are probably capable of discovering new elements and shifting the magnetic compass of the Earth all before most of us have time to brush our teeth in the morning.

Costner.Matthews

@minimaltek: By tricking dumber people into giving him money with videos like the above, and a website that says “Coming Soon!”

ads2k2

My question is… how does a dumbass like that pay his rent?

minimaltek

Believe in yourself… you can reach your goals… I’m living proof.

Beefcake… BEEFCAKE

-EricCartman

Pope John Peeps II

Impossible is Nothing.

Richard Blakeley

…uses machine learning and social network graphs and geographic data and buzzwords to somehow learn who you are partying with and out awesome facebook.

And this explains most of the assignments designers are given by clients.

BadUncle

@angryliberal0: No but hes on getglue

[getglue.com]

No idea what that is but its there

Twink182

He’s great on camera. He should be the Billy Mays replacement on Pitchmen.

EastandWest

@Kirk Larsen: Yes.

Twink182

“I’ve walked up and down the beaches, and have collected over 10,000 sea shells.” – Fixed.

Julio Esquivel

No. No no. No no no.
I don’t buy it, I can’t, it’s just too stupidly like Facebook.

Jerm Deeks