Targeting an efficient number of teammates is tricky because it's difficult to know and test when fewer people can achieve more. Too many constraints kill growth, and not too much also kill growth...
A fact often ignored is that big startup success didn't raise a lot of money. Before their IPO, Shopify raised only $122.3M, Google raised $36.1M, Linkedin $103M, King $43M, Datadog $147M, Tableau $30M, and ServiceNow $83M. They all built massive businesses without a lot of cash infusion.
A fact often ignored is that big startup success didn't raise a lot of money. Before their IPO, Shopify raised only $122.3M, Google raised $36.1M, Linkedin $103M, King $43M, Datadog $147M, Tableau $30M, and ServiceNow $83M. They all built massive businesses without a lot of cash infusion.