Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator, gives advice to people who want to create the next Google. They should be makers and work on their own passion projects to learn fast. The best ideas come from projects you build for yourself and your friends to use. Something you truly need is a great sign. Great co-founders come from working together on things.

UK graduates from top universities tend to favor stable jobs over riskier startup ventures. This is probably due to a cultural difference, with the US embracing a more positive-sum mindset towards risk and business growth.

This thread contains a list of advice on building consumer social apps. It covers a wide range of topics, including product testing, how to measure success, consumer psychology, marketing, and mindset. Very few people in the industry have seen the inflection point of product-market fit firsthand - take everyone's advice with caution.

This Reddit poster overcame their habit of abandoning side projects and successfully launched their first paid SaaS product by identifying and addressing the reasons they usually quit. They tackled the complexity of projects by keeping the scope small and sticking to familiar technologies. Time constraints were overcome by creating dedicated time in the mornings and weekends, making sure the project could be completed within a month. To prevent burnout, they delegated tasks at work, took a vacation before starting the project, and used different technologies than their day job.