Most big companies primarily grow through acquisitions and just gluing together innovative efforts and hoping that results in sufficient value after the attriti

Most big companies primarily grow through acquisitions and just gluing together innovative efforts and hoping that results in sufficient value after the attrition common after companies are acquired. If big companies could grow like start-ups often, we'd have a very different business climate. It's why big companies are more concerned about losing revenue than growing it - this is the opposite with start-ups. It's what seems obvious when you're near your market cap.