Small Teams Ship, Big Teams Sync

Adding a person to a project increases communication complexity exponentially, not linearly.

A team of 4 has 6 communication paths. A team of 8 has 28.

We optimize for collaboration without accounting for coordination costs.

The math is brutal. More people means more meetings, alignment sessions, and "quick syncs" that aren't quick.

Everyone's talking, but nobody's building.

I've seen great ideas die in committee, not because they were wrong, but because explaining them to twelve people took longer than just doing the work.

The dirty secret? Sometimes the best team is just you, alone, with a clear deadline.

No consensus, no stakeholder management, and no communication overhead.

Just focus.

Amazon's two-pizza rule exists for a reason. If you can't feed your team with two pizzas, it's too big.

Small teams ship. Big teams meet.