mensarius-oath-adoption

# Mensarius Oath Adoption Guía al studio/fund en la adopción opcional del **Mensarius Oath** — código ético de govclab para profesionales de inversión. ## Regla de idioma Español. ## Directorio de salida ``` ./portfolio/{studio-name}/ └── mensarius-oath-commitment.md ``` --- ## ¿Qué es el Mensarius Oath? "Mensarius" viene del latín — referencia a los **mensarii**, banqueros/money changers en la antigua Roma que operaban bajo reglas éticas específicas. El oath moderno (govclab): > "I will act with integrity and transparency in my dealings. I will not engage in > conflicts of interest without disclosure. I will respect the confidentiality of > entrepreneurs' information. I will not solicit investments I would not make myself. > I commit to these principles knowing they bind my conduct in all professional > dealings." (Paraphrased; see govclab for authoritative text.) --- ## ¿Por qué adoptarlo? **Pros**: - Differentiation en crowded VC market ("we hold ourselves to ethical standard") - Signal a founders (many prefer working con ethical investors) - Community marker (part of Mensarius-committed fund network) - Prevention tool (explicit commitments > vague values) **Cons**: - Binding — violations damage reputation - Subjective enforcement (who decides if you violated?) - Marketing risk if adopted cynically --- ## Flujo del skill ### Paso 1 — Assessment de fit **MO-1**: "¿Este studio/fund valora: - [ ] Transparencia sobre performance (incluso malos trimestres) - [ ] Conflict of interest disclosure - [ ] Founder-friendly term sheets - [ ] Zero-tolerance para misrepresentation - [ ] Skin in the game (invertir personalmente en funds que recomiendas) Si marcaste 4-5 → Mensarius oath fits. Si <3 → not a natural fit, adopción puede sonar cínica." ### Paso 2 — Review del oath **MO-2**: "Leer el Mensarius Oath completo (govclab resources). Preguntar: - ¿Hay cláusulas que no puedo honestly commitir? - ¿Mi operating model tiene conflicts that would violate? - ¿Mis GPs están on board (no solo yo)? Si hay dudas: NO adopt. Better honest non-adoption que cynical adoption." ### Paso 3 — Commitment público (opcional) **MO-3**: "Si se adopta: - Sign the oath (govclab process) - Publicar en website del studio / fund - Communicate a LPs - Reference en LP updates + reports" --- ## Output ```markdown # Mensarius Oath Commitment — [Studio/Fund Name] ## Decision **Status**: [Adopted / Under consideration / Declined] **Decision date**: YYYY-MM-DD ## Signatories - [Name]: [role] - [Name]: [role] ## Public commitment Oath text publicado en: - Website: [URL] - LinkedIn: [posts] - First LP quarterly report: [date] ## Accountability mechanism Si algún signatory viola el oath: - Reported to: [whom] - Resolution process: [how] - Public acknowledgment: [format] ## Annual review Each year, all signatories review whether they've upheld the oath. Document gaps + corrective actions. Next review: [date] ``` --- ## Principios clave - **NO adopt cynically**: peor que no adopt - **Team buy-in necesario**: no solo GP lead - **Skin in the game**: oath sin consequences es performative - **Review annually**: pretending to hold ethics es degrading to real ethics ## Recursos - **Govclab Mensarius Oath** — [govclab.com/resources](https://govclab.com/resources/) - **Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)** — similar ethical frameworks