I explained I knew full well that hiring me was an experiment. But I told them I liked experiments, and they should too. Experiments were awesome. The only way you learn is by doing things where you don't know the outcome. The only problem with experiments is not when the go wrong, but when you can't end them. I explained that Mullenweg and I had discussed the challenges. If any of the experiments we were doing, from teams to my leadership choices, to even the nature of my employment, didn't work out, they should let me or Mullenweg know.
