Chapter 01
Drafting
The new shape of a product squad
Elite teams are replacing bloated feature factories with small pods of AI amplified generalists. We mapped the org charts that actually ship across EU and UK scaleups.
Insight Report · 2026 Edition · In productionBuilding teams like
Building teams like
elite sports teams
in the AI era.
A founder-led research report unpacking how the sharpest product, engineering and ops orgs in Europe & the UK are redesigning their squads — for speed, leverage and outcome over headcount.
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Operators interviewed
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Q1 2026
Public release
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Inside the report
Four chapters. Zero fluff.
Built from primary interviews with founders, CTOs, CPOs and innovation leads shipping in the AI era — not LinkedIn takes.
Chapter 02
Interviewing
Team performance
Performance is no longer just velocity. We look at how the best teams measure outcomes, shipping cadence, and AI tokens per squad as a signal of real leverage.
Chapter 03
Researching
Scouting & bench depth
As AI compresses the junior tier, scouting changes. We spoke to top recruiters about sourcing seniors, building a bench, and closing the best operators before the competition.
Chapter 04
Researching
The talent acquisition race
The best AI native operators are scarce. We unpack how fast scaling teams are winning them through sharper comp, equity, remote policy, and speed, while others lose them at the offer stage.
The new squad: small, AI-amplified, strategically connected.
Why contribute
Four reasons it pays to be inside.
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Shape the insights
Your perspective lands in the chapter that fits — quoted, credited, and contextualised alongside peers shipping in the AI era.
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We turn each contribution into a series of carded posts across our channels — designed for reach, not vanity.
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Tech media visibility
Get a chance to be quoted in the best UK & EU tech media as the report breaks.
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Roundtable with insiders
Closed-door dinner & roundtable with everyone featured. Off the record, on the same level.
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Behind the report
Researched & written by an operator, not an analyst.
I run .alteam — we assemble senior AI-native squads for product and engineering teams across the UK & EU. The report draws on hundreds of conversations with the operators shaping how high-performance teams actually work in 2026.
- 100+ squads shipped with EU & UK scaleups
- Network of 2,000+ vetted senior operators
- Former product & ops leader before .alteam
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"AI didn't kill teams. It made the way you build them the single biggest lever you have. This report is the playbook I wish I'd had."
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