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didn't pg write an essay on this? or at least is was a major part of one of his essays?

• graywh 18y ago
  At least he gathered some new quotes and anecdotal evidence. I particularly like the "two-pizza" reference.
  • redorb 18y ago
    I enjoyed it enough to add here, for those with out time. I believe both Apple and Amazon (two companies I respect a lot for their version 1.0s) talk about “two-pizza teams” — that is, keeping the team small enough that it can be fed with two pizzas…If the company that made the iPod believes in a two-pizza team, how can you justify putting 90 people in the room?
    • comatose_kid 18y ago
      If the company that made the iPod has a founder who wears a black mock turtleneck, how can you justify not wearing one?
      • rglullis 18y ago
        Because the company doesn't believe that is the black mock turtleneck that is going to work on the product.
  • davidw 18y ago
    (Completely off topic, but "real" pizzas, in Italy, are one per person).
    • graywh 18y ago
      Actually, that's a valid point. "Two-pizza team" could mean 2-5 people depending on how much pizza that really is and how hungry your teammates are.
      • johnrob 18y ago
        Anyone who ate lunch at startup school knows this quite well :)
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