[gfodor]

This post gives me an opportunity to highlight the major beef I have with the "ideas don't matter, execution is everything" crowd. It's simply false. The idea, and the vision of the world the idea leads to, are what can get you through these moments. If you are working on a project that you don't truly, deeply care about for some reason, you will throw in the towel early. This is part of the reason I'm skeptical the recent YC experiment to bring on idealess founders -- to me, if you're unable to show that you can be passionate about an idea (faking it doesn't count) you're unlikely to find one that will get you through these cloudy days.

The best idea is to build something you want yourself. The next best type of idea is something you know you will be unable to rest until what sits in your mind becomes reality.