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> More employees also does not mean faster product development, every developer knows this is often the complete opposite. This is only true up to a point. Oth

• timr 4y ago
  That's true, but the intrinsic bias of...well, pretty much everyone...is to overhire, so that's what you need to fight. I don't think I've met anyone who was suffering from under-hiring, unless it was a situation forced upon them by lack of resources. People feel important and "arrived" when they lead a big organization, and also, it can feel like you're doing the right thing, because it alleviates some stress. Even if you're otherwise allergic to large teams, you're so busy as a founder that any help feels like good help.
  • ska 4y ago
    > I don't think I've met anyone who was suffering from under-hiring, I've definitely run into this a handful of times, mostly due to runway concerns and "keeping options open".
    • fastball 4y ago
      What were the clear symptoms of under-hiring?
      • sontek 4y ago
        I think I've only worked at companies that under-hired. At small start-ups it that they were worried about runway and so made everyone wear many hats and overwork / crunch on things. At large orgs its just difficult to hire and very competitive, so you always have a hard time hitting your goals even though the roles are very much needed. I can't think of one org I've ever worked at that hit a sweet spot where you were able to hire exactly as many engineers as you needed while keeping up with growth and attrition.