Perhaps so - like I said, I'm not absolutely sure Lisp is the way to go. But if it is, this isn't just a crisp $20 nobody has bothered to pick up, it's the mot

Perhaps so - like I said, I'm not absolutely sure Lisp is the way to go. But if it is, this isn't just a crisp $20 nobody has bothered to pick up, it's the mother lode. But I do disagree just a bit with your statement that managers look for the fastest and cheapest way to a product. THey look for the fastest and cheapest way available to them as managers. Those three guys probably aren't willing to work for a management type. You could throw money at them, but then you become an investor, not a boss. Which is probably a better deal for you, too. This is another recurrent theme in PGs essays. The boss/employee relationship doesn't really work. But the investor/founder relationship works brilliantly.