Having done this at a much smaller scale (having a "labs" department doing things unrelated to the core business) I can say that it is a bad idea. Usually a res

Having done this at a much smaller scale (having a "labs" department doing things unrelated to the core business) I can say that it is a bad idea. Usually a result of fouders getting bored. There is so much that can be done to improve search that Google does not need to explore tidal wave energy.