- Choosing who we work with at Manifold
- James, Stephen - relative strangers tbh
- Sinclair, Alice - family and friends
- Ian - almost complete stranger (but shared time online)
- David - kind of a fan actually
- Inga - friend of a friend
- Building out Manifund team
- Rachel - was helping her with her own careers, then needed something for ACX Grants
- Saul - recall being very impressed from running minigrants, so figured worth a shot
- Now: Lily?
- Manifest extended universe (inviting speakers, etc)
- 1907 House
Musings
- Don’t do it, because you could ruin the relationship
- Not sure if this has happened yet.
- Don’t do it, because you’ll produce less good outcomes for the company
- Maybe?
- Note that almost all founding teams are good friends
- How to get to “gelling” - lots of ownership, close collaboration
- You often become friends after working together
- I married my wife after working together at a conference!
- Examples: PG & Jessica, Patrick & John Collison