What Elie Hassenfeld thinks about ideas vs execution

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Co-founder and chief executive of GiveWell, which researches where a donation buys the most measurable good and publishes the arithmetic behind its recommendations.

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3 dated positions, 2014 to 2015, in their own words. Our reading of what Elie Hassenfeld has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 9 Dec 2015

   Our reading · no longer heldExplicit cost-effectiveness models deserve less weight in a giving decision than the strength of the organisation carrying the work out.

   No longer holdsI remain ambivalent about putting so much weight on cost-effectiveness estimates because they are subject to numerous debatable assumptions, but I’ve changed my mind based on work we did over the past few months.

   SaidThe resulting strong consensus that cash is significantly less cost-effective than bednets/deworming persuaded me to put more weight on cost-effectiveness analysis in my giving this year.

   ↗Staff members’ personal donations for giving season 2015blog.givewell.org

2. 12 months earlier

3. 17 Dec 2014

   Our readingExplicit cost-effectiveness models deserve less weight in a giving decision than the strength of the organisation carrying the work out.

   Their wordsI put less weight on explicit cost-effectiveness analysis. Conceptually, my goal is to maximize the impact of my charitable contribution, but I put less weight on the explicit cost-effectiveness models we create than others.

   ↗Staff members’ personal donations – giving season 2014blog.givewell.org 1st of 2 in this piece

5. 17 Dec 2014

   Our readingAn excellent organisation is significantly more likely to succeed than a weaker one, so organisational strength belongs in the decision about where to give.

   Their wordsThis has reinforced my intuition that excellent organizations are significantly more likely to succeed than others, and GiveDirectly’s overall excellence increases my estimate of the impact it will achieve.

   ↗Staff members’ personal donations – giving season 2014blog.givewell.org 2nd of 2 in this piece