The Doctrine Most Founders Have Never Heard Of
A platoon commander in the Indian Army does not radio headquarters before every tactical decision. He receives what the doctrine calls the "commander's intent", the outcome the senior officer wants and the reason behind it, and then acts on his own judgment to achieve it. The Army calls this Mission Command. It is not a motivational concept. It is a warfighting doctrine built on the recognition that no central authority can process information fast enough to direct every decision in a fast-moving environment. Startups are fast-moving environments. Most founders still run them like headquarters.
