"If we started today, we wouldn't have nearly as many people": AI-era headcount reflection goes viral
bigdata · x · 2026-11-07
A widely shared quote — "If we were starting our company from scratch today, we would not have nearly as many people" — captures a growing reflection among AI companies: with AI dramatically raising per-head output, large existing teams may be unnecessary, fueling debate about the future shape of company orgs in the AI era.
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