Comment by moomoo11

Your only goal should be to solve a problem. Everything else will fall into place.

If you can’t do that then go work for someone who is solving a problem. Learn from them.

You can solve your own problems. Maybe it affects many others too. You can work in industry a bit and you’ll find dozens of problems. Maybe help one customer who has that problem, and go from there.

You need something to make progress. It’s 2026 and you can’t just have an idea and get paid.

These days unless you’re talking about something involving massive regulatory changes and you have deep connections (and access $$$), you need something you can show.

When you solve a problem you will make money. If you take that statement and instead try to attack it from a hundred angles, yngmi. My 2c.

Start small. Grow.