It's not that simple in the real world, there's politics involved. The people who own a successful product aren't going to give up half their team. The success

It's not that simple in the real world, there's politics involved. The people who own a successful product aren't going to give up half their team. The success of it gives them an excuse to keep them all and keep growing the team. Which is counter-productive and hurts the product and the company, but helps certain individuals in the short term.