What is the maximum (ideal) number of employees in the company?
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Remember reading the book by Malcolm Gladwell – The Tipping Point.
The number stated there was: 150
150 is ideal for sustaining the group with clear communication and cohesion. It is also known as Dunbar's Number.
What do you think about this theory and what number do you consider reasonable?
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André J@sentry_co
Yepp. AQR8. Something that isn't talked about tho. is that at that point. Around 33% is already redundant, they served their purpose. Change is inevitable. Esp in todays fast pace of change.
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@busmark_w_nika If your apple. Sure you can afford using excess manpower for other projects. But apple is 150k not 150. Small tech companies would go bust if they did that.
150 employees is quite okay, but in my experience, 50-70 is ideal for maintaining a positive work environment and a strong sense of community among colleagues.
It all depends on the stage of the product and type of offerings. We've actually done quite a lot of research on this, and have found that companies generally need 30%-40% of the administrative staff they normally employ, and 15%-20% of management, or more likely leadership.
Bloating companies are a management issue.
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I would say under 150. I have worked at a tech company that quickly grew from 50 employees to over 5,000. It was wild to see a culture shift from people who really cared about producing a top notch product to people who tried to fly under the radar and doing as little work as possible. Every company is different, but I do believe when there was a smaller headcount the company was innovating more.
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@josh_dormody the bigger the company is, and more people are there, there is a high probability that their only interest is to make money (which makes sense) but not many have the vision. You are only number, beeping card from 9 to 5.