I'm sure they just have our best interests at heart, some needful situational awareness, and in the "paper ballot counted by hand" department...
It would seem we're living in a Best of times/worst of times continuum. For instance, we live in a world where it's become a lot easier to design and build an affordable needful bit of boat gear. Computer aided design, manufacture, and new sales models make serving a niche market both possible and potentially profitable. Better yet, it allows folks to build products like this autopilot...
Which really rocks and is high on my want list. Both better than what is sold by the marine establishment and a LOT less expensive. What's not to love?
So, here's the question...
Why are we not seeing more small startups with good ideas, better quality, and affordable (non-gouging) pricing?
Listening to some Ringo covers
So it goes...