Team Size
topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
We Live to Build 
Lenny's Podcast 
Top Founders
5 statements about Team Size, every show
Cagan: Tech teams outside Silicon Valley bloated with unnecessary, ridiculous roles
“In a lot of companies. Especially outside of Silicon Valley, team size has just gotten out of hand. It's just gotten, I go into some companies and honestly, I can't believe all the ridiculous roles that they have.”
Weisbrot: Managing A Team Beyond 15 People Requires Dedicated Management Support
“Around 15, it starts to become difficult without having someone to help you to manage it.”
CloudBeds Grew From 60 to 197 Employees in One Year
“So last time, so last, a little bit before this point last year, we were about 60 people and we're at 197 people today.”
Collison: Optimal pre-product-market fit team size is between 2 and 10
“As an empirical matter, it seems that somewhere between kind of, you know, two and 10 depending on exactly what you're building is kind of the optimally responsive size.”