Ask HN: What breaks first when your team grows from 10 to 50 people?
Summary
This Hacker News thread explores what tends to break first as teams grow from about 10 to 50 people. Key themes include fragile tacit knowledge, ramp-up time for new hires, and shifting assumptions across teams, with documentation, onboarding, and leadership as critical mitigations. The discussion offers practical lessons on documenting processes, aligning culture, and investing in experienced leaders to ease scaling pains.