Entrepreneurship Advice from Marc Hedlund, CEO of Wesabe

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"Don't get hung up over the idea... The only thing that really matters about The Idea is how you (and your partners) feel about it. If you can’t stop thinking about it for weeks on end, get up out of bed to write down brainstorms about it, and don’t get tired of working on it, that’s the right idea. If you have to convince yourself to keep going on The Idea, that’s the wrong one."

In other words, "the idea doesn't matter... but the idea matters".

Or more eloquently put: execution matters more than anything else, and the key to execution is passion

> "If you have to convince yourself to keep going on The Idea, that’s the wrong one."

That's the part that really spooks me. A lot of the things I've done that I'm most proud of are things that at various times I had to convince myself to work on.

I like what Steve Jobs said: '...I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.'

I find that very odd. If today were the last day of my life i wouldn't spend it working on anything no matter what it is.

Would rather spend it with family and friends. The answer would be the same no matter what day it is.

Maybe that quote is just a window into Steve Jobs's psyche - inferring his business legacy is more important to him than all else.

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