I think EA has a particular problem where the emphasis on getting people who are “value aligned” means they don’t get in experienced people from outside. Software startups have at least learned to bring in an experienced COO to help run day to day things
In the early days, it was hard to get people who were sufficiently “value aligned” with experience. I don’t think that’s the case anymore. For example, there are many value-aligned highly-experienced people on the EA Good Governance Project’s Trustee Directory. The issue is that many people don’t want to give up partial control of something to somebody outside their clique and/or prior to October didn’t have an easy way to find them
I think good startups often do this, but lots of startups have trouble about this stage. Many do have their own cultures that are difficult to retain as they grow.
I think EA is more intense as there’s more required material to understand, but it’s a similar idea.
I think EA has a particular problem where the emphasis on getting people who are “value aligned” means they don’t get in experienced people from outside. Software startups have at least learned to bring in an experienced COO to help run day to day things
In the early days, it was hard to get people who were sufficiently “value aligned” with experience. I don’t think that’s the case anymore. For example, there are many value-aligned highly-experienced people on the EA Good Governance Project’s Trustee Directory. The issue is that many people don’t want to give up partial control of something to somebody outside their clique and/or prior to October didn’t have an easy way to find them
I think good startups often do this, but lots of startups have trouble about this stage. Many do have their own cultures that are difficult to retain as they grow.
I think EA is more intense as there’s more required material to understand, but it’s a similar idea.