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People change missions all the time. Currently I think wealth distribution is the biggest problem in my region, but I'm also down to work on say, healthier eati

by muzani 4y ago

People change missions all the time. Currently I think wealth distribution is the biggest problem in my region, but I'm also down to work on say, healthier eating or climate change. And if someone comes to me with a (well-paid) idea for something less important like making a good mobile game or better job searches, I might switch to that. There's a lot of missions I haven't heard of until the interview, like one which was recycling thrown away mobile devices to detect poachers. Another was using apps as a way of distributing solar power in rural areas of Africa, so someone could choose to buy as much power as they had money for. Angel List actually provides a good middle ground for this, but I find that the response rate for both applicants and companies are low.

thorio 4y ago
It's true of course, that missions change all the time. Also people that try to get something off the ground don't only push one thing but often try several things in parallel. Sometimes they don't want to disclose that in an early stage even. Still I think it's valueable to have user profiles centered around skills rather than track records. It might not be possible to estimate ones seniority otherwise, but by relying on track records to assess if someone is a valueable contact we make personal success way more path dependent than it should be. To me the same goes for missions / projects. I find it questionable if something really has higher potential of successful execution just because it's done by people that had success before. I know that's what draws attention to certain projects that often gets them funding and early traction. But recently it still turns out to be a bad idea to begin with after a few rounds of funding, while other projects suffer from lacking exactly that focus. I'm sharing open thaughts here mainly to be honest. Will take a closer look at AngelList for that too. Thought it was more of a funding thing to be honest.

by muzani 4y ago

thorio 4y ago

It's true of course, that missions change all the time. Also people that try to get something off the ground don't only push one thing but often try several things in parallel. Sometimes they don't want to disclose that in an early stage even. Still I think it's valueable to have user profiles centered around skills rather than track records. It might not be possible to estimate ones seniority otherwise, but by relying on track records to assess if someone is a valueable contact we make personal success way more path dependent than it should be. To me the same goes for missions / projects. I find it questionable if something really has higher potential of successful execution just because it's done by people that had success before. I know that's what draws attention to certain projects that often gets them funding and early traction. But recently it still turns out to be a bad idea to begin with after a few rounds of funding, while other projects suffer from lacking exactly that focus. I'm sharing open thaughts here mainly to be honest. Will take a closer look at AngelList for that too. Thought it was more of a funding thing to be honest.