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The Bottleneck Handoff
What actually happens when you 10X one team.
How it works
- 1Team A goes 10X. Their output still routes through Team B.
- 2Team B's throughput hasn't changed. It is now the constraint.
- 3Net organizational velocity is unchanged, but Team B is under new pressure they weren't resourced for.
- 4Diagnostic question: if your best people doubled tomorrow, who breaks?
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