I read it more like this:
If you are building right thing, but you are not aligned, then you will not build the right thing and you will fail. But if you are aligned, it's easier to steer the ship closer to the right thing.
If you are building right thing, but you are not aligned, then you will not build the right thing and you will fail. But if you are aligned, it's easier to steer the ship closer to the right thing.
But I've seen too many dev departments building crap over and over again and feeling pretty good about themselves the whole time.
I'm triggered