In that there are considerable shares and a do or die commitment, no it's not. It is a R&D lab after all, failing is perfectly acceptable so long as we can lea

In that there are considerable shares and a do or die commitment, no it's not. It is a R&D lab after all, failing is perfectly acceptable so long as we can learn from that and apply that to what else we do. Failing isn't going to be terminal, so of course a research entity isn't the same as a startup.