[Verse 1] Sarah joined a startup, fifty people strong Heard about the Spotify way, thought nothing could go wrong Copied every ritual, squads and tribes galore But her team felt overwhelmed, drowning in procedure [Chorus] Stop and think before you scale Ask yourself "Will this prevail?" Size and culture, context too What works for them might not work for you Don't cargo cult, don't follow blind Match your framework to your mind [Verse 2] Meanwhile at TechCorp, thousand engineers deep Chaos ruled the codebase, deadlines they couldn't keep No structure, no alignment, everyone their own way That's when scaling frameworks saved their day [Chorus] Stop and think before you scale Ask yourself "Will this prevail?" Size and culture, context too What works for them might not work for you Don't cargo cult, don't follow blind Match your framework to your mind [Bridge] Small teams need connection, not ceremony Large teams need structure, clear taxonomy Ten people talking face to face Hundred people need a governed space Context is the king of all decisions Don't get lost in framework visions [Verse 3] Now Sarah learned her lesson, stripped it down to core Kept the parts that helped them, threw out what's a chore TechCorp found their rhythm, structure with some flex Both teams now are thriving, what will you do next? [Chorus] Stop and think before you scale Ask yourself "Will this prevail?" Size and culture, context too What works for them might not work for you Don't cargo cult, don't follow blind Match your framework to your mind [Outro] Framework's just a tool Not a golden rule Use it when it fits That's the scaling trick
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