There is no such thing as a 10x person on a bad team.

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• Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political. WLWill Larson17 Jun 2018
• A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. WLWill Larson14 Jul 2018
• A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business. JDJamie Dimon16 Jul 2025
• A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson10 Apr 2024
• A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. CMCharity Majors5 Jan 2024

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