I think there is still room for the little guy to build something that can be replicated in reasonable time by a behemoth tech company. That isn't to say that I

I think there is still room for the little guy to build something that can be replicated in reasonable time by a behemoth tech company. That isn't to say that I'm a big fan of patents. The reality is that the world moves much faster than it did when patents first became a thing. I'd advocate for reducing the term of patents to 5 years, down from 20 years. You can get some protection but you're going to need to compete before long.