"we had a small team of just 24 exceptional people that I firmly believe was among the strongest of its kind in the world" I am absolutely sure that this is so

"we had a small team of just 24 exceptional people that I firmly believe was among the strongest of its kind in the world" I am absolutely sure that this is something A LOT of companies say and think about their current setup. Impossible to verify, just something that sounds great and makes the 24-people group feel special.