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Ryan's three operating truths
Ryan's three operating truths
2026-02-17T12:00:50Z
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Ryan Lucas, VP of Design for Rippling, asserts that speed and quality are not mutually exclusive and can be achieved simultaneously through iteration. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration among engineering, product, and design teams to create great products.
  • Speed and quality being a dichotomy is false
  • You can do both speed and quality at the same time
  • Speed is what makes for better quality
  • The key to achieving speed and quality is iteration
  • Class one disagreements are disallowed
  • Class one disagreements occur when one person cannot explain their argument to the others satisfaction
  • The best products come from the intersections of engineering, product, and design
  • These functions should overlap like a Venn diagram
  • If one person in the EPD triad goes on vacation, the other two should fill in that space instantly
  • Great products are built in the intersections and shared responsibilities