Large companies get larger due to the inefficiency of larger companies. It's like trying to get another 5 mph after hitting 200 mph. After hitting 201-500 empl

Large companies get larger due to the inefficiency of larger companies. It's like trying to get another 5 mph after hitting 200 mph. After hitting 201-500 employees, it becomes almost impossible to avoid politics, bureaucracy, wasted time communicating, oversight, management, etc. Based on a graph that showed peak productivity with a team size of 6 (https://www.getflow.com/blog/optimal-team-size-workplace-productivity https://www.getflow.com/blog/optimal-team-size-workplace-pro...), one layer of management results in 43 employees (1 CEO + 6 managers/executives + 6 * 6 individual contributors). Two layers results in 259 employees (1 CEO + 6 executives + 6 * 6 managers + 6 * 6 * 6 individual contributors). More than two layers adds more inefficiency/employee than is taken away and such a downward trend continues. If a fictional 4.6 team members is used, those numbers become 26.76 and 124.096.