Former DOGE Staffers Launch Startup 'Special' to Bring Government Efficiency Ethos to Private Sector
By
Charlie Warzel
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Two former staffers of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh, have launched a new startup called Special. The company aims to bring the cost-cutting, efficiency-focused ethos of DOGE into the private sector. The article critically examines the venture, noting the founders' scant qualifications for the complex industries they aim to disrupt, and frames the launch as part of a pattern of DOGE alumni making splashy but questionable entrepreneurial moves. The startup is backed by Elon Musk-friendly Silicon Valley investors.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledmotivated to extend the ethos of our work at DOGE back into the private sector
Shooters shoot. Builders build. And DOGE alumni make splashy announcements about entering complex industries with scant qualifications while promising to 'root out waste.'
Two former Department of Government Efficiency staffers who left the federal government
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