> It would be interesting to see a list of unsuccessful small teams as a point of reference. I guess it depends on what you call success. Most businesses are

> It would be interesting to see a list of unsuccessful small teams as a point of reference. I guess it depends on what you call success. Most businesses are mom and pop businesses that generate enough revenue to pay their employees the market rate in the long run. And I’m including tech businesses. Most flourishing economies in the world are composed essentially of small successful and sustainable businesses. To me, that is success. I know that a lot of people here live in the SV echo chamber (nothing pejorative, we all live in an echo chamber) but in fact being big is the exception, not the norm. I’d even argue that most "rich/comfortable" people in the world are not tech founders but are just at the head of 0 to 10 employees businesses. I’d guess they call this success.