News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask YC: Do what you love and the money will follow?. Parent comment

Re:Ask YC: Do what you love and the money will follow? by andreyf on Sunday January 25, 2009 @05:01PM (#449607)
Not necessarily true - if you were really passionate about washing dishes, maybe you would have started a dish washing company, organized a dish washing union, or whatever :-P
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask YC: Do what you love and the money will follow? by jaxn on Sunday January 25, 2009 @06:08PM (#449680)
"Excel at what you do" is not passion. It is admirable to do the current job the best you can, but I think a discontent with the current job has fueled many entrepreneurs.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask YC: Do what you love and the money will follow? by Rod on Sunday January 25, 2009 @06:33PM (#449714)
Quite true. I would argue that loving what one does is necessary to attain excellence. But it certainly is not sufficient.
[ Parent | on HN ]