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Two-pizza team

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Last discussed Sep 24, 2026

Jeff Bezos's team-sizing heuristic where teams should be small enough to be fed by two pizzas, roughly 8-10 people.

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vs: Contrasted with Dan Shipper's preferred 'two-slice team' of one or two people...

"For a long time the standard for team size was the two-pizza team. That's like eight to ten people. That's what Jeff Bezos came to."

How to run your product team like a research lab | Dan Sh... · ▶ 7:37 · Sep 24, 2026
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