Jan 22, 2025
The Two Types of Product Teams
There are two types of product teams - the slow-learning and the fast-learning.
The slow-learning team wants to deliver. They manage projects, write tickets, attend internal meetings and ask colleagues for design feedback. They mostly care about delivery and managing expectations.
The fast-learning team wants to learn. They talk to customers, read market news, push hacky code to production, and sometimes break things. They embrace ambiguity, but they learn fast.
The difference? The slow-learning team builds products for their bosses, and the fast-learning team builds products customers actually need.
Shift your focus. The best products come from deep insight, not just efficient delivery.
The slow-learning team wants to deliver. They manage projects, write tickets, attend internal meetings and ask colleagues for design feedback. They mostly care about delivery and managing expectations.
The fast-learning team wants to learn. They talk to customers, read market news, push hacky code to production, and sometimes break things. They embrace ambiguity, but they learn fast.
The difference? The slow-learning team builds products for their bosses, and the fast-learning team builds products customers actually need.
Shift your focus. The best products come from deep insight, not just efficient delivery.
About Max Antonov
I’m Max, a father of two, Product Director & Product Coach from Sydney. I write about leadership, product management,
business
and life.
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