And Softdisk had John Carmack and basically the entire original Id software team on their payroll. And Fairchild Semiconductors had the entire executive foundin

And Softdisk had John Carmack and basically the entire original Id software team on their payroll. And Fairchild Semiconductors had the entire executive founding team of Intel, and Xeroc PARC had not only several key people but essentially the entire IP portfolio of modern computers, including some working prototypes... "Success" is the result of a very large equation with many variables, and having (some of) the right people is only a few of them.