If you have several ideas that all seem pretty good, work on the one that you think about, when you're not trying to think about work.

... but the pendulum has swung way out of whack here. A bad idea is still bad, and the pivot happy world we're in today feels suboptimal.

You also want people who are maniacally determined and that is slightly different than having a risk tolerant attitude.

You never want to be in a place where an employee has vested 3 out of the 4 years of stock and they start thinking about leaving.

You need this sort of a tailwind to make a startup successful.

If you can just learn to think about the market first, you will have a big leg up on most people starting startups.

If you're not in college and you don't know a cofounder, the next best thing I think is to go work at an interesting company.