29 Aug 2022
18m

Should You Follow Your Passion?

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Y Combinator Startup Podcast

This podcast episode discusses the importance of founders building startups with a clear problem and market in mind, rather than creating solutions in search of a problem. The speakers emphasize the need for market opinions and customer understanding, and caution against focusing solely on technology rather than market fit. They highlight the significance of passion in tackling real problems and address the question of following one's passion when starting a business. The importance of unique passions, success, users, revenue, and motivation in startup businesses is also explored. The section concludes by emphasizing the value of intrinsic motivators over extrinsic motivators in the long-term success of startups.

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