2020-11-11 Hypha Worker Co-op: Business Planning

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Time: 3:00-4:00pm ET
Location: https://link.hypha.coop/calls
Attending: pc, dc, uv
Cultivator: dc
Notetaker: pc

Summary

• we’re committing to our capacity-planning spreadsheet for now
  • https://link.hypha.coop/capacity-planning
  • it should tell us (1) what’s in pipeline, and (2) what are gaps/needs
• re: pipeline. needs tidy, and some legend to capture diff between
  • probability of work and
  • intensity of work if acquired
• re: skills gap. will create lightweight skills matrix (h/t dc) with LEAD/SUPPORT/GROW/NO
• business plan is awesome and mostly needs immediate tidy, and then next version in 2021
• lacking focus on showcase, so future bizdev coworks will strive for blog post output

Agenda

Item	Time (min)
Personal Checkins	5
Announcements	5
Task Board Review	15
Discussions	30
Process Checkout	5

Notes

Pre-game

• https://resources.platform.coop/
• uv: shared doma.city (art => company)
• infra vs platforming as way to align movement

Personal Checkins

• …(skipped)

Discussions

• tcn/tomesh project framing/documenting

  • #todo dc follow up with elon 1:1

• #allhands capacity tracking (gantt charts?)

  • gsheet? hubspot revival?
  • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LyElXvLj7ASclSPQqcgOnuEWqBWBStilEfOhIosZzhA/edit#gid=1841786771

• uv: what we this needs to do:

  • what is coming down the pipe?
    • dc: rn, just on/off, no sense of hours. something missing
    • pc: dollars in spreadsheet? maybe proxies for work.
    • MATRIX:
      • this month/maybe/not
      • low/med/hi work
  • what skills are needed? what are skills gaps?
  • goal: to know what we can do in-house
  • dc: how do we even categorize our skills? what does that look like in a spreadsheet?
  • e.g. DSF project
    • start by looking at gaps?
  • skill matrix
    • #todo get member self-identification of skills
      • want a sense of LEAD versus DO, WANT TO LEARN/SHADOWING
    • pc: d&d character as skills? too complicated
    • spreadsheet for now. raw dump
    • dc: 15 min followup with ppl?
    • raw dump. refining into set.
  • colors: what do they mean in sheet?
    • probability vs intensity of work
    • probability is kinda below (?)
    • circle/color = intensity over time
    • #idea using unicode shiz
  • #todo dc: update to sheet
    • skills
    • legend
    • updating symbol in monthly columns
    • splitting up categories
  • types (“validation” sheet)
    • client
    • grant – we wrote a grant for a project we have developed
      • didn’t write all of them. don’t need to worry about how ppl hiring us got money.
    • internal – project inside hypha, not revenue generating or initated by outside org
    • member – hypha is one of multiple stakeholders #todo UPDATE. stakeholder
    • solidarity – we’re doing this at a reduced raite
  • dc: important to know propertion of work from one-off grants vs ongoing client work vs product etc
    • perhaps mostly tracking grant vs non-grant
  • uv: from bizdev view, mostly concerned about how sales cyles differs. getting an idea of where we should be spending our time to develop new revenue streams.
    • dc: revenue streams?: service, project, client, grant
  • #todo create shortlink?

• Y2 strategy and Business Planning

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8C1XZcDpu1r4ciecbKEZ6vOL41nTinfqPCbZDhkAWc/edit#heading=h.f6mly1vag6ug
  • aka https://link.hypha.coop/business-plan
  • dc: looking back and these are fuckin legit goals
  • worked on goal 1 (secure more projects) the last few months
  • dc: suggested #todo, quick cleanup, then call it done
    • ruthless 30min tidy session
    • 2021 rewrite
  • uv: biggest gap = showcase work more
  • dc: #idea treat cowork as meeting session for blog post. +1 uv pc
  • uv: #todo long list of terrible blog post ideas
  • dc: miro for storing ideas? +1 dc, -1 uv
  • close Y2 issue at end of next bizdev plan call

Process Checkout

• …

Action Items for Cultivator

• Migrate items with #todo:person to task board
• Publish meeting notes as
  • business-planning: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
  • finance: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
  • governance: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
  • infrastructure: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
  • operations: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
• Reset meeting pad for next meeting

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