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9. Operations and team design

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9.1 Org designFunctions, reporting structure, principles
9.2 Headcount by AUMSuggested staffing at ₹30 / ₹100 / ₹300 Cr book
9.3 KPIs and failure modesWhat to measure per function; what kills each function
  1. Lean at MVP, layer specialism as scale arrives. Hiring ahead of need destroys cash.
  2. Compliance and risk are first-class functions, not check-the-box afterthoughts.
  3. Operations and engineering co-located — operations should influence the product daily.
  4. Outsource non-differentiating ops (recovery agents, FI, KYC vendor management beyond contracts).
  5. Build a culture of audit-readiness — everything documented, every change reviewed, every metric measured.