I wanted to get off the topic of me and my potential shortcomings as a leader. "Anyway, if the rest of the folks at Island of Tranquility could focus on practical applications of the technologies, that would be helpful. Unique combinations of technologies or ways to use them that haven't been done before, Joe can provide you access to what already exists in the early stages of any ideas or concepts so you're not chasing after things that are already being sold."
"Hmmm. I'm sure they'll do their best." He paused and shrugged as if he didn't think it would be a fruitful effort. At least that's what I read into it.
"Is there some problem with that?" I asked.
He shrugged again, "Well, it's just not what most of us would rather be doing. You've got a team of top-level scientists, but for the most part we care more about how and why things work, than we do about making new things that work.
