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> By that structure, the maximum number of people that such a company should have is 7×7×7×7×7 = 16807

That actually sounds like pretty reasonable limit. There are very, very few organizations that should exceed this size in my view. In fact, even 16807 sounds far larger than ideal in most cases.

Let them run wild in an experiment in free range anarchy

add one more layer and now you can accommodate 100k +

Increase number of reports at the top levels

10101077 = 49000

simple: more layoffs