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Universal wishlist apps have been done many times in the past (wishli.st for example, financed by the Difference Engine accelerator a few years ago). On paper they're a grand idea - you have an easy revenue stream based on proved techniques through affiliates, the benefit to the retailer is obvious, the benefit to the user _seems_ obvious, so how could it fail?

The problem is simple: people like to choose presents for their friends. Wishlists aren't actually very popular. Solve that problem though, and you could be on to a winner.

The choice isn't simply 'stay or go'. Talk to the rest of the team. Tell them what you're feeling (that you're not happy, _not_ that you're considering leaving). There's a good chance that there's work to be done that you could focus on that you will find challenging, or that there's something you can do to mitigate the hours you're putting in, or simply that talking it through might reignite the passion you (presumably) had at the beginning.

Plus, don't fall into the trap of thinking the grass will be greener somewhere else. This is your first job since graduating. You don't have much experience yet. Take it from me, almost every job is the same. It's actually easier to tailor your existing job to be something you like than it is finding a job that will suit you better. (Caveat: This is true of everything bar the number of hours you're working.)

The majority of entrepreneurs I meet failed many times before their success. Having the tenacity (or stubbornness...) not to give up is a key personality trait.

Anything you want. Preferably something you're interested in. The subject itself is unimportant - the facts you'll be learning will be out of date by the time you graduate almost regardless of the course you pick. The skills you need to learn are self-motivation, self-reliance, working in a team, and how to recognise what's going on around you (in terms of both spotting opportunities and recognising when things are going wrong). You can learn these skills on any course.