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> Entrepreneurs are not interested in starting programs that will yield results only after 10-20 years What about the SpaceX's of the world? Founded in 2002;
by jboy 14y ago
> Entrepreneurs are not interested in starting programs that will yield results only after 10-20 years
What about the SpaceX's of the world? Founded in 2002; docked with the ISS in 2012.
- jpdoctor 14y ago> What about the SpaceX's of the world? The folks Hamming mentioned did things and discovered things that had never been done before. SpaceX docking with the ISS? You know that has already been proven out; so not exactly fertile new ground to win a Nobel Prize with.
- jboy 14y agoI doubt that docking with the ISS is the end-goal of SpaceX. Musk talks about missions to Mars, and even helping to establish a human presence there. The latter certainly hasn't been done before. My point was that, even at the 10-year mark, SpaceX is still working towards its goal -- a goal that may very well not yield its results until after the 20-year mark. While I appreciate that Musk stands out partly as an exception to the rule, I think it's nevertheless reasonable to concede that not all entrepreneurs are focussed on 2-year goals.