I think that your addition is indeed a great way to incentivize teams and further encourage/facilitate action. This brings other questions I'd like to have your input on: 1) Would you suggest to start right away with a 'full-on' model that includes different parts or to build the idea piece by piece (e.g. start with cross-functional collaboration only, then add pathways to funding, then maybe something else..) as you go? 2) How would you test for market-fit before committing to an idea? Statistics show that around 34% of new initiatives fail because of that.
Hi Benevolent_Rain, thanks again for diving deep into the advice and for showing support, I really appreciate it! I do see your point and I agree that sometimes people have a hard time engaging with new ideas or recognizing what they need. I will look up the programs you mentioned, but I guess they will probably require a much more defined idea compared to my current 'pilot' version, so I'll need some extra time to figure things out. I might also try to post in the EA reddit page, maybe I will find some more traction there. Thank you again for your insights and encouragement!
Dear Benevolent_Rain, thank you very much for your valuable feedback. I already incorporated some of your points in my post and will definitely consider making bigger changes after reading the book you suggested. At the same time, this post is also meant to test whether this high-level concept can potentially have traction at all before I deep dive into the details. If I get mostly downvotes and none shows interest, that's also feedback for me as it might mean that this idea is not viable as it is currently.
Dear Brad,
Thank you so much for the feedback!
I think that your addition is indeed a great way to incentivize teams and further encourage/facilitate action. This brings other questions I'd like to have your input on: 1) Would you suggest to start right away with a 'full-on' model that includes different parts or to build the idea piece by piece (e.g. start with cross-functional collaboration only, then add pathways to funding, then maybe something else..) as you go? 2) How would you test for market-fit before committing to an idea? Statistics show that around 34% of new initiatives fail because of that.
Thanks again for your support :)
Hi Benevolent_Rain, thanks again for diving deep into the advice and for showing support, I really appreciate it! I do see your point and I agree that sometimes people have a hard time engaging with new ideas or recognizing what they need. I will look up the programs you mentioned, but I guess they will probably require a much more defined idea compared to my current 'pilot' version, so I'll need some extra time to figure things out. I might also try to post in the EA reddit page, maybe I will find some more traction there. Thank you again for your insights and encouragement!
Dear Benevolent_Rain, thank you very much for your valuable feedback. I already incorporated some of your points in my post and will definitely consider making bigger changes after reading the book you suggested. At the same time, this post is also meant to test whether this high-level concept can potentially have traction at all before I deep dive into the details. If I get mostly downvotes and none shows interest, that's also feedback for me as it might mean that this idea is not viable as it is currently.