Marc Andreessen on Passion Quotes

"Innovation is a passionate struggle against the status quo."

"Market matters most. You can have the most passionate team in the world, but if the market doesn't exist, you will fail."

"We look for 'courageous' founders. Passion is easy; courage in the face of near-certain failure is what matters."

"If you are passionate about something that no one wants to pay for, you have a hobby, not a career."

"Passion is a byproduct of mastery. As you get better at something difficult, you become more passionate about it."

"The world is full of people who are passionate about things they aren't willing to work for."

"The intersection of what you are good at and what the world needs is where passion actually becomes useful."

"Techno-optimism is the passion for the future and the belief that we can build our way out of any problem."

"Passion is what keeps you going when everyone else tells you that you are wrong."

"In a startup, passion without a market is just a hallucination."

"Passion is the energy that allows you to work 80 hours a week without feeling like a victim."

"The people who change the world are the ones who are too passionate to give up when things get boring."

"The passion for creating something new is the primary driver of the American economy."

"Passion is the difference between a job and a calling."

"Don't just be passionate about the idea; be passionate about the customer."

"Software is eating the world. You should be passionate about being part of the industry that is redefining the future."

"Product-market fit is the only thing that matters. Passion is just the fuel to get you to that destination."

"Don't follow your passion. Of all the toxic advice given to young people, 'follow your passion' is the most damaging."

"You should be passionate about the truth, even when the truth contradicts your business plan."

"True passion in entrepreneurship looks like obsession. It's the inability to think about anything else."

"The most successful founders have a 'burning' need to solve a specific problem, which is a much more durable form of passion."

"The myth of the 'passionate' founder is often used to mask the reality of brutal, grinding hard work."

"If you aren't passionate about your work, you are competing against someone who is, and they will beat you."

"We don't invest in passion; we invest in the combination of passion and the ability to execute."

"Instead of asking 'What am I passionate about?', ask 'What is the world missing that I am uniquely qualified to build?'"

"The best way to find your passion is to try a lot of things and see what sticks to you."

"Your passion is often something you are already good at, but the world may not need it. Focus instead on where you can contribute."

"Being a founder is a miserable job most of the time. You need a deep, underlying passion just to survive the pain."

"The most dangerous thing is a passionate person with a wrong idea and a lot of capital."

"Career planning is about managing risk. Blindly following passion is the highest risk strategy there is."

"When you find something that you are willing to work on for ten years without a payoff, that is real passion."

"You have to be passionate about the process, not just the result."

"The passion of the builder is the most powerful force in the universe."