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The Two-Pizza Rule
In the early days of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO, instilled the following rule:
- "every internal team should be small enough that it can be fed with two pizzas"
He wasn't skimping on catering - instead, he purposefully wanted to create teams that were efficient.
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Why the Two-Pizza Rule Works
Smaller teams are more efficient. Why?
1. They spend less time keeping on top of their timetables
2. They spend less time communicating ot others about new events and keeping people up-to-date
3. They focus on work, and they do it quickly. After all, t...
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The 2 pizza rule is a guideline for deciding how many attendees should be invited to a meeting. According to the rule, every meeting should be small enough that attendees could be fed with two large pizzas.
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