[Career review] “Founding new organisations” by Benjamin Todd

Become a founder of an organisation tackling one of the world’s most pressing problems. Narrated by AI. ---Outline:(01:32) Recommended(01:41) Review status(01:47) Why might founding a new project be high impact?(04:34) What does it take to succeed?(05:05) A good enough idea(06:10) You need to be able to convince donors(09:20) An idea that really motivates you(10:45) Leadership potential(11:20) Generalist skills(12:06) Enough knowledge of the area(12:41) Good judgement(13:02) The ability, willingness, and resilience to work on something that might not work out(13:48) Examples of people pursuing this path(13:53) Helen Toner(14:31) Holden Karnofsky(15:04) Next steps if you already have an idea(19:14) Next steps if you don't have an idea yet(22:49) Lists of ideas(24:16) Podcast episodes with founders(24:53) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path? The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: November 10th, 2021 Last updated: August 11th, 2025 Source: https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/founding-new-organisations --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.