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Huh? The product they are trying to make is very obviously useful. It's like a new way to make electricity: I don't need to study the market much to know if I c
by wbl 4y ago
Huh? The product they are trying to make is very obviously useful. It's like a new way to make electricity: I don't need to study the market much to know if I can pull it off there will be customers.
Org charts and performance reviews are things basic to any big organization. Even three men and a dog need to know who walks the dog.
- capableweb 4y agoAnalogies are never perfect but this one was extra bad. Why'd you need a org chart and/or performance reviews to know who of the three should walk the dog? Accidentally, the "organization bloat" mirrors my experience in big companies, so maybe the analogy isn't that bad after all actually.
- doctor_eval 4y agoThat was my first thought too. In some startups they will take turns walking the dog. In some, they will walk it together. In others, the dog will be walked by one specific person. The company will probably fail if no one walks the dog, or if it is put in charge.
- wbl 4y agoAnd when you make duties and assign them you have an org chart
- doctor_eval 4y agoArguably, but I was just agreeing that the analogy was poor. But to your point, there is no need for an org chart if the tasks and assignments are identified and assigned collectively. Not that you’d know if from this thread, but there do exist non hierarchical systems of governance.