two-pizza rule

noun

A business adage that states that a team or meeting should be small enough to sufficiently feed with two pizzas.

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Meanings

nounthe two-pizza rule
  1. A business adage that states that a team or meeting should be small enough to sufficiently feed with two pizzas.

Origin

Coined by Jeff Bezos.

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APA

two-pizza rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-pizza%20rule

MLA

“two-pizza rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-pizza%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-pizza rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-pizza%20rule.

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