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The biggest flex for many people running startups in India is disclosing their team size. Many founders find it to be a great flex, In Indian society your status increases as you disclose that number But rarely what's good for status is good for Business: The best Tech products and businesses are built by lean teams, I think they function with lean teams because they understand the insight that: Inefficient talent compounds the team size, and Efficient talent compounds the company's growth. As a founder, you should always optimise for the best talent, and never compromise on onboarding the best talent, it's ok if they come at an expensive price Also, one core metric that will define the success of the company is, the revenue per employee - all big companies have a great revenue per employee ratio, for example, Netflix's revenue per employee is $2.6Million