Thank you for writing this. I am relatively new to the whole entrepreneur / startup scene and I have already met some of the most RADICALLY different people I could imagine.
I have left startup companies based entirely upon the values of the co-founders. Their goals (REAL goals, not the goals listed in their mission statement) were simply too different from my own.
I'm kind of torn on the strategy used to break people out of their silos.
On one hand, it seems like it might be a good idea for the purpose of cross-functional education.
On the other hand, one runs the very real possibility of someone effectively taking a 101 class on a complex subject, scratching the surface and making decisions based on their limited understanding of another group's area of expertise.
"A little learning is a dangerous thing" - Alexander Pope
Our central location won't hurt either. I will get behind this initiative but only if it include a provision to add running blue lights up the corners of the pyramid like some gamer's modded chassis.