Episode 5: The Alignment Illusion: Why Good Products Still Fail to Win

Most product teams don’t fail because they build badly. They fail because they lose alignment — with the market, the business, and across teams — and keep building anyway. In this episode of the Accelerate Podcast, Becky Flint (CEO & Founder, Dragonboat) sits down with Lino Gentile to talk about what really happens behind the scenes: how delivery pressure pushes out discovery, why good products don’t get picked up, and how teams lose touch with what customers actually need. What you’ll hear: Why good products still don’t get picked up How alignment breaks down quietly over time What win/loss data reveals after deals are lost Why PMs should be closer to real buyers How teams drift toward “safe” work without noticing If you’re building products in a fast-moving environment, this is a candid look at what it takes to stay aligned and actually win. Episode resources: Lino Gentile on LinkedIn:   / linogentile   Becky Flint on LinkedIn:   / beckyflint   Accelerate Podcast: https://dragonboat.io/accelerate-podc... Check out Dragonboat: https://dragonboat.io/