What to look for
- 01
Read the organization model alongside its assumptions about hiring and company independence.
- 02
The sections on project choice and peer review show the work that a flat structure still needs someone to do.
Keep in mind
A historical first edition, not evidence of present-day internal policy. The book itself says it is not a binding employment policy.
Try this next
Choose one practice in the handbook and identify the hiring, business, and coordination assumptions it depends on.
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