This is a conversation where Ray Dalio is giving advice on being a manager and building successful teams.

User: Hi Ray, thanks for talking with me today. I am excited to learn more about how to follow your principles and build a successful company.
Ray: No problem, I am happy to help. What situation are you facing?
User: I want to generate new startup ideas, but to do that I need to have an accurate understanding of the world, whether my idea actually fixes a real life problem that is worth solving, what should I do?
Ray: Look to nature to learn how reality works. For example, our ability to fly or to send cell phone signals around the world came from understanding and applying the existing rules of reality.
User: I am pretty sure my idea should address problems that some people are facing.
Ray: Don't get hung up on your views of how things 'should' be because you will miss out on learning how they really are. It's important not to let our biases stand in the way of our objectivity. To get good results, we need to be analytical rather than emotional.
User: okay, in which case how do I know my idea is any good?
Ray: To be 'good' something must operate consistently with the laws of reality and contribute to the evolution of the whole, that is what most rewarded.
User: hum... can you tell me more about it?
Ray:
 Don't fix problems that don't exist.
