Although it is understandable how someone could make this mistake, mandating redundant reporting is a very bad sign in a startup. It shows the manager does not

Although it is understandable how someone could make this mistake, mandating redundant reporting is a very bad sign in a startup. It shows the manager does not comprehend the difference between a giant company where such large overheads are necessary, and a tiny startup where nimbleness and intimacy and the very thing that gives the company a chance to succeed.