Why not to do a startup?

A well written article by Marc Andreessen (co-founder of Netscape) on startups. Few points from the article,

• Most importantly, realize that a startup puts you on an emotional rollercoaster unlike anything you have ever experienced.
• In a startup, absolutely nothing happens unless you make it happen.
• Hiring is a huge pain in the ass.
• God help you, at some point you’re going to have to hire executives.
• The hours.
• There are lots of X factors that can come along and whup you right upside the head, and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about them……More

I strongly believe one shouldn’t do a startup if they don’t have the passion for the product they are working on. Doing a startup for “valuations” will never work. We should just concentrate on building a good product and everything else will follow on its own (fame, money and most importantly ‘satisfaction’).