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Ok well, frankly, I wrote this because I didn’t quite get the author’s point. To begin, military officers do not choose their team. I elaborated on the situatio

by jl2718 5y ago

Ok well, frankly, I wrote this because I didn’t quite get the author’s point. To begin, military officers do not choose their team. I elaborated on the situation in order to highlight the situational differences between choosing startup cofounders and being put on a military team. I may have put this in an idealized form, but I think it is a bit closer to reality than most civilians would expect, at least in combat operations. P.S. I should also mention that I have zero clue what YC is like in present or past form, so I couldn’t competently draw a direct comparison, instead inviting the reader to make their own.

travisjungroth 5y ago
With your other reply, I think I understand your point better. The situation of the military is super different from startups. Maybe also implied that means that we can't bring over giant lessons. I really agree with this. I think the more different the context, the more specific the ideas you bring over should be (the trend seems to be the more different, the bigger the idea). So instead of trying to tell me the value of communication, I'd rather know in detail how one unit handles debriefings. Then I can maybe pick up some tips or try the whole thing.