# How to Build a Great House (pt 3 of 4)

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Published: 2025-05-28T14:02:18+00:00
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## Resource

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit blog.exitgroup.us [ Part 1 ] [ Part 2 ] In this episode of the Great Houses series, Greg discusses the “feudal instinct” — a different way of viewing the obligations between employers and employees, or patrons and clients. The feudal instinct is the drive to fulfill one’s obligations within the ordo amoris : the concentric obligations to God, family, community, country, etc. People want to follow leaders and serve patrons who empower them to meet those obligations more fully than they could alone. Other concepts: * Designing jobs and compensation schemes that make employees proud to serve the family * Structuring family members’ education and employment so that the family’s wealth edifies them and draws them closer together, rather than pushing them apart * Attaching conditions to employment that non-aligned people would find burdensome, as a selection method for the people you want in your world * Cultivating peers with jurisdictional separation to reduce attack surface and encourage community stability * Giving clients reliable access to the things they want, that they can’t afford to own This recorded presentation and Q&A is the third in a four-part series. EXIT News * Tuesday night full-group calls: * Tonight (5/27), we had our book club on Starship Troopers , by Robert Heinlein. * Next Tuesday (6/3), we will discuss the Investment Syndicate thesis . * On 6/10, we will discuss the EXIT fitness call and summer competition. * On 6/17, we will showcase the Tech and AI calls . * On 6/24, we will discuss content creation and publishing. * Member Meetups * Nashville , 5/29. See #tennessee channel for details. Cocktail hour invite below. * San Francisco , 6/8. See #bay-area-and-NorCal channel for details. *…

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