To me this is also pretty scary:
Marc, unfortunately this is a trend now. The big fish actually prefer the little fish very lean, so they are easier to swallow and digest, i.e. so they don't have to assimilate a preexisting sales and logistics system/force. It's actually easier and more convenient for them to erect such a system as an internal division of their own, or just as an add-on to an existing product line. And for the little, dreamy-eyed fish, it's a very sweet dream, because introducing a new device to the market and generating ongoing sales is arguably the hardest task.We assume we will be bought out by a bigger fish before we have to commercialize the device.
Added in edit: Some new devices will be bought by big fish only to bury the competition. To some startup entrepreneurs it wouldn't make a difference - they get the cash anyway.
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