How First Line Software Keeps High-Growth Teams Focused—According to Forbes
First Line Software CEO Nick Puntakov was featured last month in Forbes: “Clarity At Scale: Proven Practices For High-Growth Tech Teams.” Active members of Forbes Technology Council like Nick Puntikov were asked to share proven strategies for maintaining focus during periods of rapid growth.
What takes the hit when companies grow too fast? Focus, he said.
“During expansion, focus is often the first casualty of growth, especially when legacy systems and scattered priorities creep in,” said Nick Puntikov. “The most effective practice is bringing an Agile mindset to leadership, balancing human judgment with AI insights, shortening cycles and keeping priorities visible.”
Other council members, like Akansha Kalita from Google, noted the importance of “quick access to decision makers,” while Cockroach Lab’s Spencer Kimball emphasized using AI as “leverage, not labor.” Avery Pennarun from Tailscale is a proponent of small teams: “Growth creates distance between problems and decisions, so shrink the gap.”
How does an Agile leadership mindset support high-growth tech teams?
Agile isn’t just a delivery framework, it’s a leadership principle. First Line Software was built around people: empowered teams, transparent communication, and fast feedback loops that help individuals grow and help customers win. This is what sustainable growth looks like—not rigid structures, but an organization designed to learn, adapt, and scale through its people. When teams feel ownership and trust, agility becomes real: better decisions, stronger partnerships, and a company that keeps evolving.
As the pressures mount for enterprise organizations to create, execute, and justify a viable AI strategy, the elephant-sized truth is that organizations—like humans—tend to change quite slowly. These insights from senior technology execs present a goldmine of wisdom for organizations facing misalignment, siloed execution, and decision paralysis.
Nick Puntikov adds: “Growth becomes sustainable when intuition and automation sprint toward one measurable goal.”
How to Work With First Line Software on Your AI Strategy
First Line Software partners with enterprises to design and execute AI strategies grounded in real-world outcomes. By combining human judgment with AI insights, First Line Software helps organizations modernize legacy systems, embed AI into decision-making, and create operating models that scale with clarity instead of complexity.
Whether the goal is operational efficiency, smarter products, or AI-enabled customer experiences, First Line Software works alongside leadership teams to turn AI ambition into execution—shortening cycles, focusing on measurable goals, and building the organizational muscle required for sustainable growth.
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Read the entire Forbes article here.