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How to Copy Spotify in 60min (LeanDus)

Cliff Hazell
January 14, 2016

How to Copy Spotify in 60min (LeanDus)

** A longer version of this talk done specially for LeanDus in Dusseldorf, Jan 14 2016
** Included examples and stories of how Tribes have evolved over the last few years at Spotify.

Often we hear of people trying to be like Spotify because we have “solved all our problems".
As a result many copy some of our most visible artifacts and practices.

While we like that people draw inspiration from us, it’s important to remember the papers and talks we’ve shared are only part of the story.
The picture is incomplete, only show a snapshot. Much change has occurred and It’s hard to capture all of this is a single paper or talk.
It’s also important to understand why we did certain things, not just what we did, as they are solutions to our specific problems.

In this talk I’ll explain why attempting to copy us might be harder than it looks.
Specifically I'll cover some common approaches we don't use, what we do instead, and why I believe this to be very important.

Cliff Hazell

January 14, 2016
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  1. How to copy Spotify in 60 min* Cliff Hazell Coach

    at Spotify Find me on Twitter: @ixhd
  2. 
 “A System … is not the sum of it’s

    parts, but the product of its interactions”
  3. 
 “Decentralizing control requires decentralizing both authority to make decisions

    and the information to make them correctly” Don Reinertsen
  4. P T D Tech, Product and Design: C level Trio

    (Enabled by stronger missions)
  5. P T D TPD Tribe Tribe Mobile Chapter Mobile Chapter

    BE Chapter — Too much detail! — No Control :( $$
  6. But, We’re special: “We don’t have time to change!” “People

    won’t do work if we don’t tell them!” “Teaching, Mentoring and Coaching takes time and is too expensive!”