# ARPA Model Conclusions These come from [[§ARPA model]] ### Conclusions * [[Anybody attempting to emulate DARPA needs to be willing to sit with a lot of discomfort for a long time]] * [[You need to minimize actions that lead to short term glory if you want to emulate DARPA]] * [[A private ARPA needs to work on things before they are sexy]] * [[A private ARPA will not look like a normal fund or startup]] * [[It is hard for a private ARPA to capture value without hamstringing impact]] * [[Program and project management is important and valuable]] * [[It is worthwhile and possible to riff on ARPA]] * [[A DARPA emulation does not need to be a government organization]] * [[A private ARPA requires new legal organization structures]] * [[There is tension between starting small and the other pieces of the ARPA model]] ==Not in analysis yet== * [[PARPA needs to bootstrap a reputation]] ### Questions * [[How does money work in PARPA?]] * [[How do incentives work in PARPA?]] * [[Why will people become PARPA PMs?]] * [[Is there a minimum effective budget for a PARPA to generate outlier results?]] * [[PARPA will take a massive hit to effectiveness if it is a remote organizations]] ### Possible places to riff * [[Program design could be done as a residence program]] * [[Program design and execution could be decoupled]] * [[The ARPA model may be able to utilize the internet for awesome]] * [[A roadmapping framework may make the ARPA model more effective]] ## Related * [[§PARPA]]