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I'd argue that his definition of transparency is EXACTLY what everyone thinks about when a startup is being transparent. I think he also left out a point. By
by dpcan 17y ago
I'd argue that his definition of transparency is EXACTLY what everyone thinks about when a startup is being transparent.
I think he also left out a point. By divulging your revenues, you are exposing information about your partnerships.
By telling us how much you make, are you telling us how much your partners are making?
I would never partner with a developer who spills all - as I am not a transparent person and I don't run a very transparent company. It would be like opening the back door to my company.
Hmm. Kind of like trying to mix GPL'd code with closed source software.
- pvg 17y agoYou could argue that but a couple of seconds googling around would show you the term is not used to describe, say, financial transparency, especially not in a privately held startup. It's almost always used in the context of customer relations. Here's one of the top hits - http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/heath-row/business-transparency http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/heath-row/business-transpare... A person from a start-up (Six Apart), a person from a large corporation (Microsoft) and an interviewer from a well-established business magazine (Fast Company) briefly discuss transparency. The focus is on customer relations.