Lean Oragnization

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Linux

A $6M organization - [1]. From [2] -

  • Hiring is more difficult for the distributed organization - "That's not lip service, either: Linux Foundation takes its hiring so seriously it keeps an organizational psychologist on the payroll."
  • Linux Leverage Ratio - the amount of value that the organization brings in, vs what it pays to maintain that effort. High growth, about $1B [3] in annual programming contributions, compared to $6M budget - so about a 100 leverage ratio.