India, April 22 -- An AI startup CEO suggested an unusual way of keeping his team efficient, comparing it to a "dehydrated" entity and using hiring as drops of water to help it feel reinvigorated.

Varun Mohan, the co-founder and CEO of AI startup Windsurf, says that he wants to keep his company lean and use a small team to fulfill their goals till the members are "dying" for more help.

Mohan's belief is hiring should only happen when "everyone's just almost raising their hands and saying, 'I'm dying, we need one more person."

Speaking on an episode of Lenny's Podcast, that features product leaders and experts, Mohan equated his ideal company to a "dehydrated entity".

"I want the company to almost be like this dehydrated entity. Every ...