[quote=scaredycat]real innovators aren’t usually going for a buck; they’re following their wacky ideas and dreams. [/quote]
Think about that for a second. Think about most of the great innovations of the last several hundred years. Why did they happen? Because someone wanted to make a buck. A few perhaps didn’t – I’m thinking of some medical breakthroughs and others, where “larger” humanitarian issues were the driver. But, for the most part – if you really think about it – innovation comes precisely because someone wanted to put a little change in their pocket. If you were to put all of the patent applications currently on file with the US Patent Office into one of two categories, “Wacky idea and dream” or “I want to market this thing to make money,” I can almost guarantee that 90%+ fall into the latter category.
