I work at a very high performance company that I co-founded. But we are less than 150 people and ~50% have been with us for 10 to 20 years as loyal employees we have brought through a few firms.
I think small, lucrative, focused companies can enjoy work-life balance and strong employee and customer loyalty. You need a niche that is big enough to support a 90th percentile team, but small and esoteric enough to avoid attention of giant firms. It is a delicate balance. I think the German Mittelstand model is similar, except translate this to software.
I think small, lucrative, focused companies can enjoy work-life balance and strong employee and customer loyalty. You need a niche that is big enough to support a 90th percentile team, but small and esoteric enough to avoid attention of giant firms. It is a delicate balance. I think the German Mittelstand model is similar, except translate this to software.