Runway operates with just 55 employees to maintain its speed advantage
Cris Valenzuela · Cris Valenzuela: AI Creators vs Hollywood Writers; How We Grew Runway into a $1.5B Company | E1054 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Aug 28, 2023 · at 30:07
Cris Valenzuela is the CEO and co-founder of Runway. He explains how maintaining a small headcount prevents organizational communication bloat and serves as a competitive advantage against large enterprise competitors.
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“We're a small team. We're 55 people, so we move super fast, and that's, that really matters. That's a competitive advantage.”
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