> I'm a fervent believer that flat organizations are way better, you can discuss directly with people, the pain points and challenges are clearly identified and

> I'm a fervent believer that flat organizations are way better, you can discuss directly with people, the pain points and challenges are clearly identified and solved together. You don't want it entirely flat, and you don't want it rigorously hiarical. You have touched on too hiarical, but too flat is a thing as well. Someone with the skill and time needs to make descisions, and someone needs to keep track of things and coordinate. Both of those things are important even for small teams for 5-6 people, otherwise you end up with "The Bridge"(https://www.stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks https://www.stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks).