No one really operates without constraints. Look at any company—even the founders answer to someone. If you've got external investors bankrolling your vision, they're calling shots on how capital gets deployed. They want returns, period. Self-funded? You're still beholden to your paying customers and the team keeping things running. Skip either one and you're done. Then there's the overhead game—costs don't manage themselves. Everyone from the top down has to own that responsibility or things spiral. It's this web of accountability that keeps organizations honest. Ignore it and watch what happens.