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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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YC

AI Revolution: What Nobody Else Is Seeing

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AI Revolution: What Nobody Else Is Seeing

01/25/25

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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.

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Garry Tan

05/21/25

@ Vanta

Startups that rapidly scale to eight figures in revenue often do so with very small teams, demonstrating that fewer employees can still drive significant growth.

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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Brad Flora

02/13/25

@ Y Combinator

As a startup grows, it's crucial to monitor revenue per employee, ensuring that this number increases over time to avoid over-hiring and inefficiency.

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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.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

12/14/24

@ Y Combinator

Startups are now able to sell into enterprises faster than ever, achieving significant revenue milestones more quickly than in previous years.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

01/25/25

@ Y Combinator

The concept of 'Blitzscaling' is becoming less relevant; founders are focusing on leveraging resources effectively rather than rapid hiring.

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Gustaf Alströmer

06/27/19

@ Y Combinator

I think growth is increasingly less of a team or atomic unit and more about running a business using data and experimentation.

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.