"Don't do only the things you're sure you can do. If you only do things you're sure you can do, you're aiming way too short. Take the thing, if you really really believed in yourself, almost to an irrational degree, you're most excited to do. What would make your inner 7-year-old light up? That's the thing to go build, even if you don't know anything about how to do it." @bscholl is a force of nature, and he's building @boomsupersonic to bring speed back to air travel. I got some time with him at YC Startup School to discuss how to increase your ambition and work on important missions. skip to 2:57 if you want an ambitious startup idea and for @bscholl to join your board! 0:00 Intro 0:23 Innovating in a legacy space 1:03 The best day at Boom 1:25 Finding ambitious ideas for a startup 1:58 Advice for high schoolers 3:44 Why America is the best country in the world