Could OpenPhil run such a consultancy? You could hire people you only expected to have enough work to partially sustain, and then rent out their services to other organizations for the remainder. This could be a good way of proving out the business model. If successful, you could then spin it out.
My impression is many consultancies have their ex-employer as their primary client so this might not be so unusual.
I don’t think that would play to Open Phil’s comparative advantages especially well. I think Open Phil should focus on figuring out how to move large amounts of money toward high-ROI work.
Could OpenPhil run such a consultancy? You could hire people you only expected to have enough work to partially sustain, and then rent out their services to other organizations for the remainder. This could be a good way of proving out the business model. If successful, you could then spin it out.
My impression is many consultancies have their ex-employer as their primary client so this might not be so unusual.
I don’t think that would play to Open Phil’s comparative advantages especially well. I think Open Phil should focus on figuring out how to move large amounts of money toward high-ROI work.