On these multi-decade projects, it always seemed to me like investors would be more interested if a few of the decades were accomplished in advance of trying to

On these multi-decade projects, it always seemed to me like investors would be more interested if a few of the decades were accomplished in advance of trying to achieve funding. If your life's work was geared toward making money for investors someday in case you encounter capital, and you were not going to let a lack of capital keep you from starting your pressing research anyway, a number of decades would be expected to have elapsed before you had the most attractive technology you could offer up for investment into. For those things that truly require decades before maximum fruition, there is no substitute for decades, just do it. -Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation. -Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. --TAEdison