29 May
2026
2026
Why I dropped PRDs for ShapeUp
Why I dropped spec-driven development for ShapeUp, and how splitting decision clarity in two changed how we ship.
Why I dropped spec-driven development for ShapeUp, and how splitting decision clarity in two changed how we ship.
The four fundamental team types from Team Topologies, stream-aligned, enabling, complicated-subsystem, and platform, and how to design team boundaries deliberately instead of reactively.
The three modes of team interaction from Team Topologies, collaboration, X-as-a-Service, and facilitating, and the anti-patterns that emerge when team interactions aren't consciously designed.
Why team structure and dynamics matter more than individual brilliance, and how small, stable, long-lived teams with clear ownership produce better software.