Finding balance
summary
Argues that the right balance is concrete: a staged lifecycle of one-pager → PRD → tech spec with templates, heavy doc-driven design and a spec-first cadence that reduces day-to-day friction; Stitch is a 65-person company, ~30 engineers so these choices scale to a small org; execution uses Linear + Slack, weekly Linear updates piped to Slack, bug bashes, feature flags and measurable milestones; claim is this upfront investment speeds delivery and preserves engineer ownership.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:54Team needs more process
- 4:37Team needs less process
- 7:07Stitch project planning
- 10:15Project briefs and kickoff
- 12:40PRDs and specs
- 15:34API design and specs
- 17:20Implementation and tracking
- 19:07Ship process and updates
- 21:14Why Stitch’s process works
- 23:24Improving team process
- 25:49Landing process changes
- 26:11Summary
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