No. DevOps is about the development and operations disciplines working together in a cross functional way to deliver software faster and more reliably.
In a small enough startup both disciplines may be represented by a single person, though.
News to me. I work at one the biggest companies around, and our DevOps posture is pretty great, and that was achieved by cross functional teams from the historic dev and historic ops teams doing all the things that Accelerate codified.
You don't go from zero to needing global 24x7 support overnight.
Hiring 1 DevOps superstar is exactly what we did a few startups back and it worked great. Of course there was no after-hours support, it's a small startup. Eventually the team grew.
I’d just caution that when it comes to the mental health of the one person in this role, even if they seem like they are doing ok, check in frequently.
>> You can’t just hire 1 DevOps superstar
Secondly, that assertion is not necessarily true. Obviously, you should just hire 1 DevOps superstar... in some cases.
Don't nitpick and don't argue foolishly.