Who Gets to Say No? September 30, 2026 At Spotify, each squad of six to twelve people owns one feature area, and its product owner sets the order of the squad’s work…. Continue Reading
Three Ways to Organize a Company September 29, 2026 I think Spotify, Airbnb, and Zappos illustrate three very different approaches to organizing product teams. Spotify’s famous squad model emphasizes autonomy. Squads are cross-functional… Continue Reading
Product Sense Pushup 1: Three Ways to Organize a Company September 29, 2026 Spotify, Airbnb, and Zappos all organize their product teams differently. Spotify: They run the squad model. Each “squad” is like an isolated mini… Continue Reading
PSP 1: Three Ways to Organize a Company September 29, 2026 In his Medium article on Zappos’ organizational redesign, Elmar Hackmann notes that “experimenting with [organizational] structure is as important as experimenting with strategy or… Continue Reading
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Ethics: Ethical Jobs September 29, 2026 Yes. Let’s take Anthropic as an example. But my answer would depend heavily on what I was being asked to do inside the company…. Continue Reading
PSP1: Structure Mirrors the Product September 29, 2026 I see corporate structure as more than a cultural issue; it is also shaped by the product itself. This is the lens through which… Continue Reading
Product Sense Pushup 1: Three Ways to Organize a Company September 29, 2026 The key question: who gets to decide what gets built? At Spotify, that power sits pretty close to the team. Squads are small, cross-functional… Continue Reading
PSP #1: Three Ways to Organize Product Teams September 29, 2026 PSP #1: Three Ways to Organize Product Teams Spotify has a specific “Spotify Model,” where work is organized around small, cross-functional “squads”, then grouped… Continue Reading
