I think the difference between private and public capital is that 1) public capital is far larger and 2) private capital needs quick turn around. I can't see pr

I think the difference between private and public capital is that 1) public capital is far larger and 2) private capital needs quick turn around. I can't see private industry inventing the nuclear bomb. Any time you conceive of a start up, the mantra is always MVP, fastest time to positive ROI. It's hard to do research like that. I think I could accept that you could have motivated a sufficient number of brilliant people to work on nuclear energy instead of the bomb, but the economics are still suspicious. There are a few fusion startups in the valley, but the common question is why they think they can create something salable in a reasonable amount of time, which I assume in turn injures the amount of talent they can pull.