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 rember you for the number of people you have managed.
What people care and will remember what you are able to deliver as a manager.
AWS was originally build by 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.