Teams6 min read
How small teams move fast
Speed is not about working longer. It is about shortening the distance between a decision and its result.
By Priya Nandakumar
Small teams win on latency, not effort. When the person with the idea can build it the same afternoon, you learn faster than anyone waiting on a planning cycle.
Protect that. Every process you add puts distance between deciding and shipping. Some of that distance is worth it. Most of it is habit.
Keep the group small enough that everyone holds the whole picture in their head. Once you need a diagram to explain who owns what, you have already lost the advantage you were trying to scale.
Ship something every week, even if it is small. Momentum is a real asset and it depreciates quickly.
