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Staying small and fully remote instead of chasing scale

March 20, 2026r/smallbusiness

In r/smallbusiness, operators contrast investor-driven scaling with deliberately staying small, emphasizing fully remote teams, sustainable hours, and lifestyle flexibility over headcount growth.

Anyone else deliberately staying small and not chasing scale?
He raised funding, hired 30 people, got the office, the whole thing
But he works 70-hour weeks, answers to investors, hasn't taken a proper holiday in two years…
I've got a team of 6, no investors, fully remote, decent profit, I can even take a break, go traveling and nothing breaks.
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