Momentum is more important than passion

One of my favourite quote from Dalton Caldwell:

Guess what gives you passion? That damn thing working! Success. Revenue.

I found zero correlation between my interest in the idea and my motivation to work on it. The interest of others in the project makes me want to pursue it much more than my own.

But I think this insight is actually more powerful if we use it the other way around.

The lesson I want to takeaway is not that I should discard my own interest. But rather, that I can use momentum to make sure I stick to the ideas I like the most.

Now I’m trying to build momentum from day one. I know that the first iteration of a product will always be incomplete and most likely end up in the trash. What matters is having users on the other side waiting for updates. Accountability.