It's also worth contrasting internal promotion challenges with the silicon valley way - see recent HN article "All start-ups are an act of desperation." If you

It's also worth contrasting internal promotion challenges with the silicon valley way - see recent HN article "All start-ups are an act of desperation." If you have a better mouse trap, make it yourself and parlay it into getting your own team at the company or run it yourself. I see no need to wait around for corporate nonsense.