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Fernando from aiCarousels

How important is it to be passionate about the problem your business is solving?

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If I'm being completely honest, I have built a successful resume maker tool but I'm not passionate at all about resumes. Although it is really rewarding to help people in something as important as their job search, what I am really passionate about is building cool things online and the potential of building a lifestyle business that would allow me to be a time millionaire. But I always wonder how it would feel when both boxes are checked- when you are passionate about the problem you are solving AND passionate about building your own business. Sometimes what you're passionate about is not economically feasible- I would love to develop video games but the market is already saturated. Although having a successful business could leave room for me to use my free time to follow my passion. Then the line can get blurry- am I passionate about the problem my product is trying to solve or passionate about the result of solving that problem? I don't actually care about resumes but I work on it with passion because of the possible outcome ... what is the difference then? I'm sure there are plenty of people on this forum who have had a great money-making idea and went for it. But that's not necessarily in niche that you feel passionate about. What do you think is the extent to which a business can be hindered when the founder(s) have no passion for the problem the business is solving? Do you think it even matters?
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Stefani Sparysheva
Honestly, I think it's not possible to stay passionate all the time when building a product or a business. Still, it IS possible to be passionate about small steps at a time. This is how the passion is built, I believe.
Arend van Beelen
I think being passionate is important in the sense it will help you excel for reasons others already mentioned. But it's not a necessity; as long as you have some affinity with the problem I think you may have what it takes to thrive.
Andrew Flint
Passion is a powerful motivator, but for most people it should be a means to an end, not an end in itself. If you are passionate about the problem your business is solving, you're going to be more motivated to work hard to solve it. For example, if you're passionate about finding a cure for cancer, then it's likely you'll spend the time and effort necessary. Maybe you'll spend 80+ hours a week to find a cure. If you're passionate about doing something just for the money, then you'll be more motivated to do the work necessary to make that money. If you're passionate about your business and the mission it serves, then you're going to be more motivated to grow it, hire more great people, create a lasting legacy, etc.
Arpan
Passion gives you motivation which eventually drives results!
clark jenifer
I second that From someone who named his company CodePassion. Many years later, my advise is: Be careful, strong passion will impair your vision. Regards: mygbapps
Marin Smiljanic
I'd say that your combination of passion (passionate about solving the problem, but not the resumes themselves) is more than fine. After all, Bezos was passionate about the Internet as a solution and found the problem (selling books) that fit: https://stratechery.com/2021/the... If you weren't passionate about either you'd just be prone to quitting and doing something else. And also, keep in mind that passion is boosted by traction. :)
Vitaliy K
The market is saturated and this is true, but this does not mean that you cannot offer a solution to your customers from a different angle. Usually customers look at the value of the product and the price, and if everything is in order, then they will choose your product, not a competitor. Try to go in this direction and then you will not end up with clients
Oslea
I don't think passion is the right word. Instead, it seems more correct to put the approach to the problem, respect and struggle in the first place. It's kind of gamification.
Julia Putzeys
I agree that it's not necessary to be passionate about your product, but it definitely makes things easier, and the day-to-day grind more fun. I've worked on many products throughout my career that I was interested in, but not passionate about. Now that I have the chance to work on my passion product, it has completely shifted my perspective. At this point, I'm not sure if I would be able to go back to building products that I didn't have a strong passion for.
Oksana Chyketa
I think it's important to be passionate about the problem your business is solving, yet it's also okay when you are not fond of some things/tasks/etc you are performing.
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