To put it in startup terms: other people working on your idea only validates it, it's not a threat. Execution is ultimately what matters. I prefer letting academia blaze the intellectual trail, and then have a number of people implement it after. :)
To put it in startup terms: other people working on your idea only validates it, it's not a threat. Execution is ultimately what matters. I prefer letting academia blaze the intellectual trail, and then have a number of people implement it after. :)