Passion without a broad market cannot build a sustainable startup
Prashant Pansare · 100xEntrepreneur | Episode 25 | Prashant Pansare, Co-Founder Eagle10 Ventures · Jul 22, 2019 · at 20:12
Prashant Pansare explains why founders must evaluate market size rather than relying solely on personal passion.
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“Most of the entrepreneurs tend to start their journey with something that they're extremely passionate about, but it may not be a business worthy idea, right? The passion is something that you really love, but is the market large enough? Because if what you're doing, if it doesn't have a wider acceptance, it's very hard to build a large company, you know, even to Be self sustainable.”
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