Yes, there should be enough actually interesting opportunities (for developers) ranging from AI safety research and increasing NGO, impact sector, and public infrastructure efficiencies to developing products that apply safety principles, communicating with hardware manufacturers, informing AI strategy and policy, or upskilling in an area that they have not explored and pivoting. It should not be scary to apply, management by fear reduces thriving.
From the link/your writing, feedback of a candidate who rejected an offer can be also valuable. General support with CV writing can be valuable, as long as it highlights candidates’ unique background and identities rather than standardizes the documents.
What is the percentage of people interested in something who applied for funding and who tried to find someone interested in a similar project, as an estimate?
What if this recommendation was not done as part of a discussion but written, would people who you spoke with still be enthusiastic about the recommendations?
From the link/your writing, feedback of a candidate who rejected an offer can be also valuable. General support with CV writing can be valuable, as long as it highlights candidates’ unique background and identities rather than standardizes the documents.
Sorry, I didn’t understand the context, do you mean you’d want to offer these things too? (At the MVP?)
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What is the percentage of people interested in something who applied for funding and who tried to find someone interested in a similar project, as an estimate?
Sorry, I didn’t understand this either, could you ask in different words? (or explain why you’re asking, maybe that would help me?)
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What if this recommendation was not done as part of a discussion but written, would people who you spoke with still be enthusiastic about the recommendations?
I publish articles after I user test them. I do have one draft article about a similar topic that has good early results but I am not yet confident in it. Here’s the link to the draft, if you’d like to look/comment (though I wouldn’t count it as a user test unless you’re somewhat looking for a job yourself, and if you’d, before reading, tell me your default plans for the next few weeks/months (so we can see if the article changed anything)).
1. I think that feedback regarding rejected offers can be valuable and low marginal effort (e. g. adding a column). Some CV writing support could be taken care of by Career Centers (that are sometimes available also to alumni). EA community members could further assist with CV specifics if they are familiar with what different (competitive) positions are looking for that the candidate can highlight. As an MVP, comments on linked docs can be used.
2. I mean, of the people who you spoke with and who had idea of a personal project
a) How many applied for EA-related funding to work on this project and how many did not?
b) What percentage tried to find someone with a similar idea in mind to work with them on the project?
I am asking to assess to what extent people with personal project ideas could be constrained by encouragement to apply for funding and by being connected with someone else. If they applied and were rejected then integrating funds can be less of a value. If they looked for collaborators but could not find any, then increasing the number of skilled people should be prioritized over recommending connections.
3. Tested. Realizing that writing can motivate engagement/action.
I think that feedback regarding rejected offers can be valuable and low marginal effort (e. g. adding a column)
I’m pretty sure this is wrong. If it was so easy, orgs would already give feedback today by email or something, the problem is not the missing column.
Some CV writing support could be taken care of by Career Centers
This doesn’t sound like what I’d call an MVP (unless this was the entire project), but I will stop trying to convince you about this by default
of the people who you spoke with and who had idea of a personal project
a) How many applied for EA-related funding to work on this project and how many did not?
Eh, I don’t have a good “feel” for this. I encourage people to apply to funding when it seems relevant. Applying for funding does seem at least somewhat scary, I know this myself too.
b) What percentage tried to find someone with a similar idea in mind to work with them on the project?
It is very common for people to look for a cofounder (which does not mean “someone with a similar idea”)
Yes, there should be enough actually interesting opportunities (for developers) ranging from AI safety research and increasing NGO, impact sector, and public infrastructure efficiencies to developing products that apply safety principles, communicating with hardware manufacturers, informing AI strategy and policy, or upskilling in an area that they have not explored and pivoting. It should not be scary to apply, management by fear reduces thriving.
From the link/your writing, feedback of a candidate who rejected an offer can be also valuable. General support with CV writing can be valuable, as long as it highlights candidates’ unique background and identities rather than standardizes the documents.
What is the percentage of people interested in something who applied for funding and who tried to find someone interested in a similar project, as an estimate?
What if this recommendation was not done as part of a discussion but written, would people who you spoke with still be enthusiastic about the recommendations?
1.
Sorry, I didn’t understand the context, do you mean you’d want to offer these things too? (At the MVP?)
2.
Sorry, I didn’t understand this either, could you ask in different words? (or explain why you’re asking, maybe that would help me?)
3.
I publish articles after I user test them. I do have one draft article about a similar topic that has good early results but I am not yet confident in it. Here’s the link to the draft, if you’d like to look/comment (though I wouldn’t count it as a user test unless you’re somewhat looking for a job yourself, and if you’d, before reading, tell me your default plans for the next few weeks/months (so we can see if the article changed anything)).
1. I think that feedback regarding rejected offers can be valuable and low marginal effort (e. g. adding a column). Some CV writing support could be taken care of by Career Centers (that are sometimes available also to alumni). EA community members could further assist with CV specifics if they are familiar with what different (competitive) positions are looking for that the candidate can highlight. As an MVP, comments on linked docs can be used.
2. I mean, of the people who you spoke with and who had idea of a personal project
a) How many applied for EA-related funding to work on this project and how many did not?
b) What percentage tried to find someone with a similar idea in mind to work with them on the project?
I am asking to assess to what extent people with personal project ideas could be constrained by encouragement to apply for funding and by being connected with someone else. If they applied and were rejected then integrating funds can be less of a value. If they looked for collaborators but could not find any, then increasing the number of skilled people should be prioritized over recommending connections.
3. Tested. Realizing that writing can motivate engagement/action.
I’m pretty sure this is wrong. If it was so easy, orgs would already give feedback today by email or something, the problem is not the missing column.
This doesn’t sound like what I’d call an MVP (unless this was the entire project), but I will stop trying to convince you about this by default
Eh, I don’t have a good “feel” for this. I encourage people to apply to funding when it seems relevant. Applying for funding does seem at least somewhat scary, I know this myself too.
It is very common for people to look for a cofounder (which does not mean “someone with a similar idea”)
3. Thank you!
1. Ok, maybe actually getting sincere feedback on rejected offers seems like an additional project.
2. Ok.