How big is your IT staff? How big in YC companies?
swombat: Obviously there is a correlation between the size of IT and time to market (the bigger the better?)No, actually. It's certainly the case for start-ups that smaller is better. Smaller is more nimble, more creative, less politics-driven, and forced to focus on what matters (because you can't afford anything else).I'd say a team of 2-4 technical founders/early employees is ideal, though it's certainly possible to do it with just 1. More than that and you'll spend more time managing staff that building things.Of course, it all depends on what you're building, too. However, to reduce your lead time, reducing the team size is a good thing for start-ups.