My personal experience suggests it's ridiculously common. People who work in large corporations often feel that the way large corporations work is the only way to do business.

Because of that, they simply look at all the resources they require and conclude that since they require this, that there must be no other way of doing things.

This is why startups can succeed - large businesses are stuck inside the boxes of their own design.

Unlike Mint (pre-acquisition), Markus already has FU money...