A lot of people aren't passionate about many things and they all tend to have the same startup ideas. "To the extent that the stuff that you care about the most is the same as everyone else or you don't actually have unique passions, you might want to zoom out a little bit," he says.
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk about solutions in search of a problem, whether or not to follow your passion, how to figure out what to work on, and how to motivate yourself.
To create Rookies Mistakes we asked YC founders: Is there a simple fact you wish you knew when you started your company or a rookie mistake you wish you could take back?
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