a16z|Nov 04, 2025 18:32
ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says they use small teams and a flat org structure to move faster:
“We removed titles a year ago, and it’s going well.”
“We had a small team approach where you have [an] extremely small amount of people, usually the 5 to 10.”
“Every team... you have six months to prove it. If it’s proven, that team will stay and continue working.”
“The moment you join, you can have any impact on the company... The tenure will not define your position in the hierarchy. If you are smart and quick and passionate, you can elevate yourself very quickly.”
“If you put a person into all the Slack channels and give them transparency, they actually get frequently distracted... You kind of need to cut the access to a lot of those pieces to force the attention.”
@matistanis @elevenlabsio @JenniferHli(a16z)
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