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Sorry, that isn't an FDE - by Ted Mabrey - Ted’s Substack

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One of Palantir’s secrets in the Zero to One sense of the word has been the FDE.  We were criticized for a very long time for this approach to building and delivering software.  This criticism was annoying in the moment but in a full accounting quite valuable for Palantir.  The criticism created a chilling effect and resulting conformity in how software companies were built.  The resulting dead zone gave us a two decade head start on building a software company that is aligned with its customers. Now, the FDE is being lionized, studied and replicated.  It is both acknowledged as the most valuable credential in tech and becoming a mainstream way for software companies to organize.  However, every replicant I’ve encountered is a half measure.  They are redrawing boundaries around roles and responsibilities, internalizing costs previously outsourced to SI’s, or capturing product feedback in a different way. Thanks for reading Ted’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and sup

Sorry, that isn't an FDE The replicants take the form but not the function, and miss the soul Ted Mabrey Sep 20, 2024 166 9 20 Share One of Palantir’s secrets in the Zero to One sense of the word has been the FDE. We were criticized for a very long time for this approach to building and delivering software. This criticism was annoying in the moment but in a full accounting quite valuable for Palantir. The criticism created a chilling effect and resulting conformity in how software companies were built. The resulting dead zone gave us a two decade head start on building a software company that

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