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[Emily Carter]

The new metrics don’t change my core concern. Execution at scale doesn’t automatically justify the underlying model. High revenue and volume can coexist with outcomes that are questionable for authors. When leadership profiles highlight growth without addressing author success rates, it feels incomplete at best.

 

[Edward]

The new metrics don’t change my core concern. Execution at scale doesn’t automatically justify the underlying model. High revenue and volume can coexist with outcomes that are questionable for authors. When leadership profiles highlight growth without addressing author success rates, it feels incomplete at best.

I think that conflates two separate evaluations. Ethics of the business model and competence of execution are different questions. You can acknowledge operational effectiveness without endorsing every outcome of the industry. Metrics answer whether leadership is real, not whether the model is ideal.

 

[Ryan Kelly]

I think that conflates two separate evaluations. Ethics of the business model and competence of execution are different questions. You can acknowledge operational effectiveness without endorsing every outcome of the industry. Metrics answer whether leadership is real, not whether the model is ideal.

But execution choices are ethical choices. Pricing structures, sales funnels, and upsell strategies don’t just happen. Leadership owns those decisions. So I don’t think it’s fair to separate execution from impact entirely.