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To recap, the Product Mindset sets forth three characteristics that are unique to this particular type of software: they must self-fund, they must be chosen, and they are never done. It also lays out three principles that correspond with each characteristic: minimize time to value, solve for need, and excel at change.

Netflix, for instance, works to create a “dream team” environment where all employees are expected to contribute.
- Encourage independent decision-making by employees Share information openly, broadly, and deliberately Are extraordinarily candid with each other
- Keep only our highly effective people
- Avoid rules53

Culture is “not anything you write down on a slide, it’s what you do,” says Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix.