I've passed on opportunities to move to other places because there's a level of insulation in the corporation I work for, where we're able to experiment and fai

I've passed on opportunities to move to other places because there's a level of insulation in the corporation I work for, where we're able to experiment and fail with projects that, were I or my team to do in a lean startup environment, would very possibly mean the end of our venture. There are some really, really cool things happening at a lot of startups, and some of the shining stars are making waves at the moment (e.g. High-quality all-electric cars for the common family, affordable full-home automation, autonomous for-hire fleets at the tap of a screen). But I also think there's a reason a lot of the real innovation and advancements in information technology have come out of the research laboratories at big corporations, and that's because they have the liquidity to absorb experimentation that goes nowhere without the risk of bankruptcy, and it's certainly an attractive place to go invent some awesome stuff.