Because it's one of these sort of connections between nodes- every pair of people adds communication overhead.

A lot of people treat choosing their cofounder with even less importance than they put on hiring. Don't do this.

Whatever the founder cares about, whatever the founders think are the key goals, that's going to be what the whole company focusses on.

Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.

Most great companies in tech have been built by personal referrals for the first...at least 100 employees and often many more.

Before 20 or 25 employees, most companies are structured with everyone reporting to the founder. It's totally flat.

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager.