Phin Barnes · 17 September 2026 · Operating Insight

Budding vs. splitting: A better model for growing an engineering org

Phin Barnes, Partner @ The GP

For growing engineering orgs, budding—spinning off small, stable teams from a flexible core—outperforms early cell division, preserving agility during product discovery while letting boundaries emerge from stabilized work rather than imposed structure.

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