Don't Fall in Love With an Idea | Ep. #633

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode #633, Eric and Neil discuss why you shouldn't fall in love with an idea. Tune in to hear what you</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">should</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">love in order to be successful.</span></p> <p><strong>TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:27] Today’s Topic:</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don't Fall in Love With an Idea</span></em></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:35] Most startups start with a totally different idea than what they are doing presently.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:54] Don’t fall in love with an idea, fall in love with an</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">industry.</span></em></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:55] As long as you stick with your industry, you can build upon that experience, as opposed to shifting to something else entirely.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:18] It’s like compound interest: the moment you stop investing, you lose all that interest.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:53] Stay in your lane.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:01] In a</span> <a href= "http://nathanlatka.com/podcast-thetop/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nathan Latka podcast interview</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the discussion was about sticking with one industry instead of branching out into the unknown.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:02] You need to love what you do, but make sure you love the industry.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:20] Elon Musk had</span> <a href="https://zipto.weebly.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ZipTo</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, then</span> <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/us/home"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Paypal</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, then</span> <a href= "http://www.spacex.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"