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A Craftsman Method refers to doing work in a way that one person does the whole process from start to finish, usually without any helpers. ---
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A Craftsman Method refers to doing work in a way that one person does the whole process from start to finish, usually without any helpers. Any helpers involved typically assist by taking over surrounding tasks like cleaning so the primary worker can focus more of their time on their work.
A Craftsman Method is often the way a new process or project is tested to figure out the basic way to do the job, especially if the work is complicated or involves a lot of critical thinking. A Craftsman Method is often the way a new process or project is tested to figure out the basic way to do the job, especially if the work is complicated, involves a lot of critical thinking, or requires a lot of trial and error to figure out how to do the job.
If we decide to continue doing such a job longterm or scale up the project by bringing in more work, we try to move away from using a Craftsman Method because it is harder to scale and more error prone. If we decide to continue doing such a job long-term or scale up the project by bringing in more work, we try to move away from using a Craftsman Method because it is harder to scale and more error prone.
Let's talk about some of the reasons we do that. Let's talk about some of the reasons we do that.
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We place a high value on people who can use a Craftsman Method to explore a new process and then move on to a different problem. People who can do that are frequently promoted, given raises, bonuses, and other rewards. The key indicator of success is that either we quickly figured out the project doesn't make sense to keep doing or we figured out a more repeatable method because lots of people will pay for the same thing if it's more affordable. We place a high value on people who can use a Craftsman Method to explore a new process and then move on to a different problem. People who can do that are frequently promoted, given raises, bonuses, and other rewards. The key indicator of success is that either we quickly figured out the project doesn't make sense to keep doing or we figured out a more repeatable method because lots of people will pay for the same thing if it's more affordable.
On the flip side, people who gravitate towards using the Craftsman Method for a single project long-term are usually a bad fit for our business model. Regardless of their work ethic, personality, or anything like that, such people don't usually thrive with us. They would be better off starting their own small business (and we think they should). The reason is more or less that we don't have the money and resources to gamble that they will eventually figure out how to scale the work and make significant money. However, if they're honest and forthright about their passion for the particular problem they're solving, we are very supportive of them branching out on their own to create their own company. On the flip side, people who gravitate towards using the Craftsman Method for a single project long-term are usually a bad fit for our business model. Regardless of their work ethic, personality, or anything like that, such people don't usually thrive with us. They would be better off starting their own small business (and we think they should). The reason is more or less that we don't have the money and resources to gamble that they will eventually figure out how to scale the work and make significant money. However, if they're honest and forthright about their passion for the particular problem they're solving, we are very supportive of them branching out on their own to create their own company.
At the time of writing, that is going on with [[Dorian McGruder]] in regards to computer repair. We have one customer who needs computer repair occassionally, and Dorian used a Craftsman Method to do it. The customer has been very happy with the results. However, we haven't seen a clear way to scale computer repair to other customers. Meanwhile, Dorian's attitude and critical thinking have high value on other projects in the business. He's working on launching a computer repair and custom PC business as a side gig while still working with us.
#radicalTransparency
## Why is a Craftsman Method more error prone? ## Why is a Craftsman Method more error prone?
Mainly because people aren't perfect. As a person grows more tired their own ability to notice how tired they are degrades. With one expert doing the work start to finish without anyone to assist or catch mistakes, errors will *always* happen. That is less of an issue when the work's being done for a customer who has a burning desire for a solution. Mainly because people aren't perfect. As a person grows more tired their own ability to notice how tired they are degrades. With one expert doing the work start to finish without anyone to assist or catch mistakes, errors will *always* happen. That is less of an issue when the work's being done for a customer who has a burning desire for a solution.