# I have an idea for a mobile app. How should I go about it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-idea-for-a-mobile-app-how-should-i-go-about-it/1014149 "2025-02-10T22:50:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-idea-for-a-mobile-app-how-should-i-go-about-it/1014149/8 "2025-02-11T17:47:58Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I came in to say the same thing. I was immediately reminded of this thread: > [@Killing friends' dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-friends-dreams/973480): > > As a software engineer, I often get friends and colleagues pitch me ideas for things that will supposedly make us rich if I just do all the work. The ideas are always bad\*, and with a lack of understanding of both the market and software development, so I just say I’m very busy. This happened recently with a friend who is working on a browser-based chess-like game. But he’s pursuing it anyway – he’s trying to hire a development company to implement it for him (and I’ve agreed to listen to the … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-idea-for-a-mobile-app-how-should-i-go-about-it/1014149)._