A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.

Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, an AI answer engine

I think the thing that most people get wrong after they’ve decided to start a company is work on things they think the market wants. Not being passionate about any idea but thinking, okay, look, this is what will get me venture funding. This is what will get me revenue or customers. That’s what will get me venture funding. If you work from that perspective, I think you’ll give up beyond the point because it’s very hard to work towards something that was not truly important to you.