[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":51},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fd8iu6n4vbar9":3,"recommended":22},{"title":4,"path":5,"date":6,"updated":7,"tags":8,"excerpt":11,"readingMinutes":12,"commentCount":13,"html":14,"comments":15,"next":16,"prev":19},"10x teams","\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F10x-teams\u002F","2025-02-09T11:35:00.003Z","2025-02-09T11:35:20.133Z",[9,10],"teams","leadership","As I've written before , I've seen teams work in incredible burst of productivity. We achieved 10x productivity for a week or so at a time. I've always been fascinated by it. Wouldn't it be great if we can get closer to…",1,0,"\u003Cp>As I've \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.waleson.com\u002F2019\u002F01\u002Fhighly-productive-teams-and-their-speed.html\">written before\u003C\u002Fa>, I've seen teams work in incredible burst of productivity. We achieved 10x productivity for a week or so at a time. I've always been fascinated by it. Wouldn't it be great if we can get closer to these peaks in our day-to-day? Having now seen dozens of teams in various situations, I think the ingredients for having the perfect storm of productivity are:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Team wants to work for someone \u003Cstrong>who cares\u003C\u002Fstrong> about what they do.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>There is \u003Cstrong>focus and clear priority\u003C\u002Fstrong> for the work to be done.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The team has the right \u003Cstrong>resources\u003C\u002Fstrong> at hand.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>You probably can't achieve 10x performance consistently, but most mission-driven startups get very close. If you have the feeling that something is wrong with your team's output, you can use the following flow-chart to find problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fimages\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F10x-teams\u002F96897693-screenshot-from-2025-02-09-12-31-03.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fimages\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F10x-teams\u002F8a9879ea-screenshot-from-2025-02-09-12-31-09.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here's a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdrive.google.com\u002Ffile\u002Fd\u002F1K86xnTgYATXKqxT93JSX4aiEroU7XX-A\u002Fview\">PDF version\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[],{"title":17,"path":18},"Energy Driven Development","\u002F2025\u002F07\u002Fenergy-driven-development\u002F",{"title":20,"path":21},"Bakelite to the Future - 1950s rotary phone ESP32 bluetooth headset","\u002F2024\u002F10\u002Fbakelite-to-future-1950s-rotary-phone\u002F",[23,28,33,36,40,43,46,48],{"title":24,"path":25,"note":26,"series":27},"Mapping out Dark Code","\u002F2026\u002F03\u002Fmapping-out-dark-code\u002F","2026",false,{"title":29,"path":30,"note":31,"series":32},"The software that I love","\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Fthe-software-that-i-love\u002F","Series · 36 posts",true,{"title":34,"path":35,"note":26,"series":27},"Navigating the Fog of War: Age of Empires, AI Agents, and the Rise of Dark Code","\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fnavigating-fog-of-war-age-of-empires-ai\u002F",{"title":37,"path":38,"note":39,"series":27},"The Future of Programming Systems - four thoughts","\u002F2024\u002F09\u002Fthe-future-of-programming-systems-four\u002F","2024",{"title":41,"path":42,"note":39,"series":27},"Always Optimize the Feedback Loop","\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Falways-optimize-feedback-loop\u002F",{"title":44,"path":45,"note":39,"series":27},"\"Security Is Our Top Priority\" is BS","\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Fsecurity-is-our-top-priority-is-bs\u002F",{"title":4,"path":5,"note":47,"series":27},"2025",{"title":49,"path":50,"note":47,"series":27},"Hiring, from the Other Side","\u002F2025\u002F10\u002Fhiring-from-other-side\u002F",1792876808706]