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YC

Y Combinator Cast

06/28/24

@ Y Combinator

The idea of having fewer employees is often championed by engineers who prefer working with technology over managing people.

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10 People + AI = Billion Dollar Company?

@ Y Combinator

10 People + AI = Billion Dollar Company?

06/28/24

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

01/25/25

@ Y Combinator

Startups are now more about leveraging technology to do more with less, rather than just scaling up operations with more hires.

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Sam Altman

03/18/17

@ Y Combinator

When hiring, prioritize finding the best people and be proud of how much you can accomplish with a small team, as having too many employees can lead to complexity and inefficiency.

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Kirsty Nathoo

08/22/19

@ Y Combinator

The best companies achieve more with fewer employees, so focus on the ratio of revenue to employees rather than just the number of employees.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

06/28/24

@ Y Combinator

Founders who start with a small team often learn to view their company as a product that needs to be engineered, which includes effectively managing people as resources.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

01/25/25

@ Y Combinator

Companies are now achieving significant revenue growth with fewer employees, moving away from the traditional metric of hiring more staff as a sign of success.

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Joe Lonsdale

04/26/24

@ My First Million

I prefer to hire talented individuals who can iterate and figure things out rather than those who simply know how to run existing systems.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

12/01/23

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company with a team of business people often leads to hiring lower-quality engineers, which compounds future hiring challenges.

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Tom Blomfield

05/09/25

@ Y Combinator

As the cost of software development decreases due to AI, the demand for software will likely increase, leading to a scenario where fewer human engineers are needed to meet that demand.

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Harj Taggar

05/20/22

@ Y Combinator

Founders often believe that having more employees impresses investors and customers, which can lead to focusing on hiring as a key performance indicator.