[M.D. Holloway]

Never happen - makes too much sense! The way you discribe is exactly how we built a biz from $8M to over $100M in 5 short years! Takin biz from ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco and Shell like it was the easiest thing in the world - near 100% success in doing so. We did it by trying different things and seeing what sticks and eliminating what doesn't. Big oil companies can't do these things nor can big gov, it takes serious leadership that is willing to allow underlings the freedom to move yet provide the vision to keep the eye on the prize. You also have to have creativity and good people but we could go on and on...

A great example of a company that does this is Gore (the guys that make Goretex), they do well becuase they understand that at some point a critical mass is formed that actually stifles advancement and is counter productive. Government is no different as are School Boards.