Why successful startups stumble at 40 employees
It always astounds me that growing the number of employees is one of the key metrics of &quot;growth&quot; startups looks for. As if an unprofitable company with 500 employees is somehow more prestigious than a profitable one with 50. Perhaps it&#x27;s pressure from VCs to chase market share over profits, founder ego, or something else entirely, but it&#x27;s always struck me as a troubling trend in the startup world. I recall (several years ago) looking up how many employees worked at Twitter and seeing it was over 900 and thinking, &quot;What in god&#x27;s name are those 900 people doing all day?&quot;