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?
You don’t need to be passionate about your product
People constantly espouse this idea that you need to be passionate about your product to be a successful entrepreneur, but that’s not true
My father hates the medical field, but that didn’t stop him from successfully founding and exiting six medical technology firms
You need to be unwaveringly persistent and sufficiently competent, with competence being broadly defined and encapsulating a number of key traits
You seem to be that, so continue being that until the optimal moment, and exit