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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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    Running a think tank seems like way too much work, but I could probably run like a think mug 🤔

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        Hmm this could work.pic.twitter.com/qZEiiyHkpJ

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        Think spoon: side hustle thinking of <1 person Think mug: 1-3 people, shared risk Think bucket: 3-12 people, virtual, distinction between 3-4 risk-taking partners and 8-9 paycheck researchers Think tank: 12+ people, in a leased building, with an endowment

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      4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        It's hard to envision models for thinking work in useful (ie revenue/return-on-capital models) ways as opposed to useless org-structural ways (ie entities containing people a bunch of people within a pattern of working relationships regardless of financial viability)

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      5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        "Let me gather up 3 buddies and found a think tank/design studio/artists collective/boutique consulting firm" is the 2nd-act free agent equivalent of "let me print business cards" for a beginner 1st-act free agent. Cargo cults scaled forms instead of imagining scaling strategies.

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      6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        I think I could get an @artofgig satire story out of this idea at least

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      7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        Running a proper think tank is definitely a lot of work. Approximately comparable to running an academic department, but say 70% of that, and without the constraints/affordances of a university context. I had no proper appreciation of it before my current berggruen gig.

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      2. Bravo Johnson‏ @BravoJohnson5 Jan 12
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        Thinkpod

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 12
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        Replying to @BravoJohnson5

        That's just the cult form of a think tank

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      1. joshua schachter‏ @joshu Jan 12
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        think puddle

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        think wheelbarrow think nalgene think thimble think tub think cauldron think flask think amphor think alembic

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