Valve is a notoriously (recently) flat company for being as large as it is: <300 people. But it is noteworthy because it is the exception.
There's lots of answers to the structure question, its a good question.
I was referring mostly to boss with a boss - and what the term boss implies vs leader, or enabler.
Valve is a notoriously (recently) flat company for being as large as it is: <300 people. But it is noteworthy because it is the exception.