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Co-authored documents are painful to write and to read; one person should write them.
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- Ian McAllister Product leader; senior director of product at Uber in 2022
Co-authoring a doc is painful, and the Frankendocs that result are usually painful to read as well. Collaborate on the outline, perhaps, but either write it yourself or have your prospective co-author write it. Don't tag-team.
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