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> My lack of excitement was interpreted as a lack of passion. And I was told startups look for passion. So sorry. I found it both annoying and silly.

I was just told the same thing at a big company. I'm sorry, but I thought I was hired to develop good software, not be on a cheerleading squad. My mistake.

I was once asked in a consulting interview why my responses to an optimization case study were so dispassionate and rational. I didn't get an offer but one of the interviewers later thanked me for not leaving straightaway.

Edit: He had used 'baritone and coldly logical', I think.

"i can and have gotten extremely excited (mostly when i am not recalling anything similar) in the past, but found that it is a disappointment almost always" same for me, but this "feelings" stops me from getting things done. I always try something new, and then lost the "excitement"...