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++1 to johnath's comments above, especially the one about pushing on their disruptiveness
+The suggested questions provide a solid basis for determining if a candidate can be operational, but I would suggest that we should also be looking for someone who can be visionary and has given some thought to what the Mozilla Foundation is, or more specifically, what it is not. I would propose some probes that dig into this question, like:
+* What sort of foundations or similar NGOs have impressed you in the past with their actions? Is there one that you've been considering as a model for the Mozilla Foundation? How are we different from other NGOs or Foundations?
+Similar to vision, I think we should be probing for focus, since there's an obvious risk for the Foundation to be pulled in many directions at once. Probing for how they prioritize and execute would be helpful in determining this:
+* What would you consider to be a successful year for the Mozilla Foundation?<br/><br/>Obvious answers would be "more market share" and "a more open web", but perhaps better ones would be "getting the open web mentioned in a national newspaper" or "helping 10 new open source projects to promote choice and innovation".