TheSummeet started like a ripple in still water: one person asked for help, another answered, and that help flowed onward, until 100 people built a startup in 24 hours.
Conway's Law states that "organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations." In most companies, this is a limitation. At TheSummeet, it’s our greatest strength.
I’ve been repeating this mantra: “Our way of working is itself the product."
"If you need help, you ask the community: 'Can you help?' Anyone can jump in with 'I can help!', contribute, have fun doing it, and earn a slice of the value they help create."
This is how we build our team. And this is what TheSummeet does for its users. It connects you with the people in your network who can help with your specific challenge. We're embodying the very principle of connection that our product facilitates:
TheSummeet represents perhaps the purest example of Conway's Law as competitive advantage:
This isn't coincidental. We’re designing this org in a way that how we work, and the product we build mirror each other.
Conway's Law traditionally applies to software architecture, but TheSummeet extends it to the entire business model:
"This is not just how TheSummeet operates internally, it's what we're building as a product: a platform for people to find the connections who can really help."
Our Dynamic Equity Model, contributor pathways, and governance systems all reflect this same pattern, value flows to those who provide value, by design.
TheSummeet's approach represents the evolution of startup building:
"Startups live by the mantra: 'Innovate on product and distribution, fix things later.' But with TheSummeet, the real innovation isn't just the app, it's how we work together."
In a world where most startups talk about product/market fit, TheSummeet demonstrates product/organization fit, where the very structure of the company becomes its unfair advantage.