One Big Warning Sign Your Organization Isn’t Structured to Scale

Marty Abbott and Mike Fisher

November 4, 2013

Internal conflict and finger pointing can wreak havoc on any organization, but that’s particularly true for software businesses that are trying to scale.

In the old days, software used to be developed through a highly structured system that followed a linear path through large functional silos (product management, software development, quality assurance, etc.). But today, in a world where buyers expect businesses to deliver not just a product, but a service, that structure has evolved and SaaS organizations have had to adjust their development approach to it.

In the video above, AKF Partners co-founders Marty Abbott and Mike Fisher suggest that the most successful software businesses today are building teams around what they actually produce, rather than the functions they serve. To do that, teams need to be small, autonomous, and capable of making decisions quickly — and they must also avoid one massive pothole that could derail the company’s ability to scale.

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Co-Founders

Marty and Mike are both co-founders and managing partners at <a href="http://akfpartners.com/">AKF Partners</a>. Their main focus is on helping companies scale their technology and product platforms, and help companies align their technology strategies to achieve their objectives and goals.