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Today hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people might develop a piece of software. This has led to two things, Saarinen says: a focus on process over product, and removing engineers from positions of influence. “I think people get too focused on the different frameworks and processes,” he says, “and you start to forget, what are you actually doing?
... See moreKarri Saarinen • Designing for the Developers
There wasn't anything obvious that we should spend money on, other than hiring a lot of people, and I'm just a fundamental believer in small teams do better than big teams. We were building a product, and if there were 5 people and they were all within shouting distance of each other, they were going to build a better product than if we had had 15
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
it’s a misconception that more people make better stuff. With our teams at Pure, and all around Silicon Valley, I could see the power of small, unencumbered teams.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
You sometimes hear that a team built something great despite being small - we think that teams most often build great things because they’re small (with strong talent, passion, and chemistry, of course). So our hiring approach thus far is hiring only people that are so talented they could have been co-founders in another sequence of events. We’re f... See more