## Metadata - Author: [[jason-yip|Jason Yip]] - Full Title:: My Critique of “The Spotify Model”: Part 2 - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://jchyip.medium.com/my-critique-of-the-spotify-model-part-2-f78806f523d9 - Finished date:: [[2023-02-06]] ## Highlights > One interesting thing I noticed was the ongoing [allure of shifting to larger changes](https://www.slideshare.net/jchyip/what-does-speed-mean-in-software-product-delivery). The more was learned, the more likely there was creeping overconfidence about what was known, the more it seemed wasteful taking small steps to learn fast. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01grhfzheqadg331ez4k22jvyp)) > I’d also expect [recent layoffs](https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-01-23/an-update-on-january-2023-organizational-changes/) to undermine the sense of safety required to fail fast. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01grhfzpwyawegfpb4bntf9019)) > There was also misunderstanding, especially from newer people, about what the stages meant. For example, misunderstanding “Think It” as just talking and preparing documents as opposed to an initial cross-disciplinary pilot team exploring a problem and producing an initial prototype. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01grhg1c06ndbzcc1pgkybszk4))