There's a great talk by Margaret Heffernan where she brings up the term "social capital"[0]. In my own experience working in overperforming small startups, I'v

There's a great talk by Margaret Heffernan where she brings up the term "social capital"[0]. In my own experience working in overperforming small startups, I've always found that this layer of trust can accelerate and multiply the output of small teams that have a tight understanding of how each member's contribution can be maximized. The social and collaborative aspect of software engineering is indeed highly underrated. [0] https://ideas.ted.com/the-secret-ingredient-that-makes-some-teams-better-than-others/ https://ideas.ted.com/the-secret-ingredient-that-makes-some-...