Perfectly flat structures are horrible, but on the flip side, if you have too many layers between the people making the decisions and the people implementing th

Perfectly flat structures are horrible, but on the flip side, if you have too many layers between the people making the decisions and the people implementing the decisions you're playing one large game of telephone. That's why I like mid-stage startups. Typically, everyone reports directly to a VP, who reports directly to the CEO. The CEO has a clear picture of the company, the VP has the clear picture of a single specific product and the engineers have clear direction.