> Well, ARM for one - but despite its incredible importance in the world, ARM isn't all that valuable because of their business-model. ARM I think fits an atte

> Well, ARM for one - but despite its incredible importance in the world, ARM isn't all that valuable because of their business-model. ARM I think fits an attempt to grow while operating within the constraints of the model that you mention above. I was thinking of Madge Networks - once mentioned in the same breath as a small networking company called Cisco. Of course Madge went with ATM rather than Ethernet, but they also had blue-blooded management and would only hire engineers from Oxbridge (which is naturally going to limit both the outlook of your company and how fast you can grow).