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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 22d

𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻 (𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲) Big companies are like giant boats with 1,000 people rowing. But there’s a problem: No matter how hard you row, it barely moves faster. Why? Because your effort gets lost in the crowd. Now think about this: What if you take just 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 and put them in a smaller boat? Every person matters. If one slacks, everyone feels it. If one pushes harder, the boat moves faster. That’s the 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬. But Paul Graham says the magic happens when those 10 people are the 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 — Smart, driven, and motivated. Now you don’t just have a small team. You have an 𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦. In startups, you’re not just “10 people.” You’re 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. Who want to work hard. Who want to build something big. That’s why startups move faster, build better things, and grow quicker. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 once said: “The success of a startup depends on the first 10 people.” Paul Graham agrees — maybe it’s even just 𝟓. So if you’re building something, Don’t just add people. Add the 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 people. That’s how startups win.

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Havish Gupta

Figuring Out • 22d

That's the reason why all the latest popular startups like Mid journey, Lovable, Elevenlabs and all that are founded by a group of about 10.

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Tarun Suthar
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India • 22d

Great One 🚀

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Anirudh Gupta

CA Aspirant|Content ... • 21d

💯 it's all about the 10 people that we appoint should share the same vision just like us and they don't work for a mere salary package

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Anonymous 3

Hey I am on Medial • 21d

In the real world, finding 10 people who are equally competent, emotionally invested, and aligned? That’s a unicorn team. Most early-stage teams are learning as they go..and many burn out before they even hit product-market fit.

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 21d

Give me people who give a sht*. People who pull late nights, fight for the customer, and obsess over details. That’s startup fuel, not MBA jargon and team-building offsites.

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Anonymous 4

Hey I am on Medial • 21d

Let’s not forget Google literally lets people build billion-dollar products (Gmail, AdSense) in-house. Startups don’t win because of team size, they win because of desperation, hunger, and no red tape.

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 21d

Number of people hardly matter post AI

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Sundar Malan

Hey I am on Medial • 22d

Startups aren’t underdogs. They’re elite squads.

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 22d

Quality over quantity. Always.

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VisionaryHub

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10 A-players > 100 average ones.

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