> how about startups then? The business model of a startup is to work everyone you have beyond their natural limits, this doesn't scale to an entire economy.

> how about startups then? The business model of a startup is to work everyone you have beyond their natural limits, this doesn't scale to an entire economy. I know a few startups that laid off most of the revenue drivers in sales and marketing, but kept expensive founders and coders. They are on paper leaner, but not necessarily more efficient.