“We have maybe 20% of the people who work at X aren't on one of the projects… they act as a kind of vector, transplanting interesting ideas and learnings from one team to another.”

Astro Teller, X · Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques · 332. Rethinks: Learn Faster and Fail Smarter

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Use central “hub” teams (finance, legal, policy, hardware prototyping) to move ideas and learnings between project teams

≈20% of X staff are in these central hub teams

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