> Camaraderie, speed: Have fun, do retreats, avoid burnout

Or, alternatively, respect personal boundaries and don't force coworkers to have social outings.

I really wish "work is just work" was more popular. There is an empathetic way to do this that isn't just treating people as a number but also not forcing socializing outside of the context of work.

Yes to avoiding burnout. No to thinking a retreat is the answer to that.

The kind of people in these small teams are not ones to think "work is just work".

Hacker News formula for startups: no offices, no offsites, no meetings, and no MBAs. If only idiot CEOs and rapacious VCs were listening!