Maybe not after paying that team. Small startups have less than 2 million and usually a 16-24 cash or bust cycle. If they are hiring teams of people they are

Maybe not after paying that team. Small startups have less than 2 million and usually a 16-24 cash or bust cycle. If they are hiring teams of people they are not a small startup. If you are not bring in more cash than your aws bill that's a problem.