Long tail of science doesn't iterate like a startup. 48hrs to PoC, 2 months to product, 24 months to exit is not something you do. Bleeding edge science rarely

Long tail of science doesn't iterate like a startup. 48hrs to PoC, 2 months to product, 24 months to exit is not something you do. Bleeding edge science rarely works at break-neck competition. When you're competing you can iterate programs while your research is ongoing, so these two seconds doesn't lose its value either. Even if you start to churn late, you finish early, because it's like an ion drive. Small, yet constant acceleration brings you great speed on the long run. These projects generally run for years, too.