The era of ultra-lean, high-impact startups is here. Weâre witnessing a quiet revolution, one where tiny teams (and sometimes even solo founders) are building multi-million and even billion-dollar businesses. Y Combinator recently highlighted that founders are raising less capital, a clear signal that the "build fast, burn less" mindset is gaining momentum. Even Silicon Valley is shifting gears. Startups are scaling faster and smarter, without bloated teams or massive burn rates. đ Sam Altman once said weâd eventually see billion-dollar businesses built by a single person. Looks like weâre edging closer to that future: Some game-changing examples: Valuations: âȘïž Safe Superintelligence â $5B (10 people) âȘïž Adept â $1B (25 people) âȘïž StackBlitz â $700M (28 people) âȘïž AnySphere â $2.6B (30 people) âȘïž Sierra â $4.5B (135 people) âȘïž Together AI â $3.3B (140 people) ARR growth: âȘïž Cursor â $100M ARR in under 2 years (20 people) âȘïž Lovable â $17M ARR in 90 days (15 people) âȘïž Aragon.ai â $10M ARR in 2 years (9 people) âȘïž Tally â $2M+ ARR (5 people) The message is loud and clear: - You donât need a 500-person org to make an impact. - All it takes is the right idea, a killer execution, and a lean team obsessed with solving a real problem. This is how the next generation of global companies is being built, small teams, big ambitions, massive outcomes.
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