As an observer in this space, this feels somewhat significant. Jim is, from what I can tell, an extremely good leader, and Sam appears to have limitless energy

As an observer in this space, this feels somewhat significant. Jim is, from what I can tell, an extremely good leader, and Sam appears to have limitless energy for experimentation and limitless passion for this field. I hope they not only succeed with their fab, but that in some way they can make at-home (or otherwise small-scale) prototype chip manufacturing easier, less expensive, and with fewer barriers to entry. Given the physics involved I don't know how much they can succeed at that, and I don't even know if that is a goal of theirs, but it would be nice to see, certainly. These folks deserve success and I'm sure they will attain it, no matter what their goals are, if their fate is in their own hands.