The fact that someone is willing to cover the salaries of all of those hangers-on (of which i am one) indicates that, despite all of the friction and frustratio

The fact that someone is willing to cover the salaries of all of those hangers-on (of which i am one) indicates that, despite all of the friction and frustration they create, there might be value in what they do. The challenge is for the hangers-on to become waymakers and facilitators, to develop some empathy for the folks that are trying to actually innovate and iterate within the confines they have created.