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But in a early stage startup you better off with few of the rockerstars types, then a lot of average coders. You can really do more, with less. In a early sta

by ardit33 18y ago

But in a early stage startup you better off with few of the rockerstars types, then a lot of average coders. You can really do more, with less. In a early stage there is probably a lot of stuff to do, lots of features to keep the smart people engaged, and with fewer more productive people you have less overhead, less meetings, less political bs.

mechanical_fish 18y ago
in a early stage startup you better off with few of the rockerstars types Sure, but the article should make a point of including this qualifier. Because, of all the teams of programmers in the world -- even if you just count the competent ones! -- a very very small percentage are involved in early-stage startups, despite PG's best efforts. And a lot of those teams benefit from a mix of personalities, ranging from the energetic free electron to the dedicated day worker to the manager who actually kind of enjoys all those tedious meetings where (s)he evangelizes your work to upper management.