In fast-growing companies, product velocity thrives when autonomous teams move quickly, leveraging a well-structured platform to address cross-team needs. However, as organizations scale and increasingly depend on the platform, the same mechanism that once accelerated innovation can become a bottleneck—introducing complex dependencies, prioritization conflicts, and operational slowdowns. Drawing from firsthand experience at SentinelOne, this session explores the trade-offs between organic team velocity and platform centralization, offering strategies to maintain speed while scaling efficiently. We’ll discuss practical frameworks for structuring platform investments, managing dependencies, and aligning product ops to support both agility and long-term growth.