The dogma on campus was always to maximize what you have instead of adding more to the mix. Some teams are pretty resistant to hiring as it's a sense of pride t

The dogma on campus was always to maximize what you have instead of adding more to the mix. Some teams are pretty resistant to hiring as it's a sense of pride to be working 80 hour weeks. So in that way, Apple runs very lean. In fact when Jobs came back one of the first decisions he made was to axe the research division in the company not because the company was weak (it had a good chunk of cash reserves) but because it was the easiest and fastest way -- from the management point of view -- for him to get products out. The mentality of the company switched completely and I believe it's partially from that early decision to act as a small company.