I’m ceo and cofounder of my startup. Currently going through techstars. The product is good, has really good traction, solving a big problem in an industry I don’t care about. I have deep passion for social issues and specially education.
The only thing that motivates ALOT me about my current company is that we can make a lot of money so I can just eventually leave and do something I’m passionate about with that money.
Am I doomed?
Find passion in growing the company, being a great CEO, and being an outstanding operator. That’s how you’ll make the most impact with any startup you’re more passionate about in the future. You can cultivate passion in what you’re doing now. Be scrappy and win with this — beyond having a financial foundation to build something you’re more “passionate about” in the future once you kill it with this, you’d have cut your teeth in your current gig and come out of it with considerably more experience.
Plus if it goes well, which it sounds like it will, you’ll have a track record that attracts interesting people and opportunities your way for your next project.
Get out there and kill it! You got this.
Agreed. My current partner built and sold two digital companies I’m not sure how much he cared about. Now he’s in a completely different field but knowing his experience I have a lot more trust in his ability to follow through with our project.