When we talk to some of these big players in a critical infrastructure, the first call, 10 minutes in, like 99% of the time we're gonna get that question," Zhang told TechCrunch. "And they want real assurances, right?"
Call it the Just Enough relationship. These are long-term, committed relationships - often marriages - constructed with just enough togetherness to make each partner feel loved, supported, and less alone, yet not too close that intimacy collapses into fusion.
I feel it's important to commit not for next month or next year, but to the five year journey of making progress on an issue or developing an outcome for a community.
"We're playing the long game. It would be easy to go for instant gratification, but the foundation that we're building is so that we die together one day, not just make it fun."
