Every company has two types of people: "barrels" (ship outcomes from ambiguity, no hand-holding) and "ammunition" (talented, but need to be loaded and aimed by a barrel).
Your barrel count = how many important things you can do at once. Regardless of headcount.
BUT AI just mass-produced ammunition.
The research, analysis, first drafts, data pulls, campaign iterations? An AI agent handles all of it. A barrel that used to need 4-5 people supporting them can now operate alone.
We're 18 people. We only hire barrels. Each one gets a Sauna and tens of thousands of dollars in tokens instead of a support team.
Small team of barrels AI agents. That's the new math.
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