In business you follow the market; in academia you follow the grants committee. But in a start-up, you can follow what you think is important - and see if anyo

In business you follow the market; in academia you follow the grants committee. But in a start-up, you can follow what you think is important - and see if anyone needs it. Raise the flag, and see if anyone salutes. “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” - Ford Of course, infrastructure and support etc makes it easier. Industry labs like PARC used to be like this. In addition to the genius part, not everyone has the other qualities needed to run the whole show.