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by nine_k
1478 days ago
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I think these are two very distinct mindsets. (1) "I want to solve this problem, I find it important, and I think I can make enough money while solving it to run a company, and live off it, maybe even get rich." (2) "I want to run a company and make it big / get something self-sustaining so that I could forget about working for a salary; if solving this problem does not lead to that goal, I'll pivot to solving that problem, or another." The only similarity between them is running a company that solves some customers' problem, which as generic as it gets. The motivations have little in common though. |
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And to reference the idea of flexibility- the ideal scenario in my mind is to love the problem, and possibly just as important, love the customer you're going to be serving for years, and be very dispassionate about the solution until you find a way to solve the problem in such a way that your ideal customers value it highly.
It's completely possible to simply be interested in finding a solvable problem with a good "market" and a clear path to making money, but I think really great companies typically reflect at least some level of passion for the problem space they are in (or were in as they became a success). If there are counter-examples, I am interested.