What is the rule of two pizzas?
                                
                                
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                                Psychological research consistently shows that as team size grows beyond 7-9 members, productivity per person declines due to increased coordination costs. This fundamental challenge was the impetus for the famous two-pizza rule, a principle Amazon founder Jeff Bezos implemented to maintain agility and innovation even as the company scaled rapidly.