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.
