A lot of people take pride in the number of people they manage. The more, the better, as they are more important, they think.
Actually, no one cares, and no one will remember you for the number of people you have managed.
What people care and will remember is what you are able to deliver as a manager.
AWS was originally built by a 16 member team.
At Innovatrics we compete with companies 20x our size and our products are on par or better.
The more you can deliver with as few people as possible, the better leader you are. That is what matters.