What Dan Shipper thinks about team size

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Co-founder and chief executive of Every, the AI-focused writing and software studio behind Cora, Spiral and Proof.

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10 Sept 2026

Our readingAI makes a labs team of a single person possible.

Their wordsWhat is amazing about AI is it allows you to have a labs team of one.

↗How to run your product team like a research lab | Dan Shipper (Every) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 4th of 11 in this recording
10 Sept 2026

Our readingIn the AI age, an experimental team should probably be one or two people at most.

Their wordsI think in the AI age, I I call it a two-slice team. Like you want one or two people max.

↗How to run your product team like a research lab | Dan Shipper (Every) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 6th of 11 in this recording