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Startups allow technologists and scientists to take risks and change plans in a way that would be frowned upon in a big company. Having said that, big companies will play a key role in certain areas and in partnerships with little companies. Each has its strengths.

Many entrepreneurs, and the venture investors who back them, seek to build billion-dollar companies.

All the biggest companies are based on a founder who had a need, hacked it together, and said, 'Hey, other people might want this.'

To create a big company, you need more partners, as it is hard to handle such a project alone. Such projects bring access to the expertise and management resources of the partners, and their connections above all.

Big companies have always needed and cooperated in areas where it made sense.

Tech companies don't exist in a bubble; they draw from and feed into a larger community. Ideally, the relationship is symbiotic.

Most of our funding goes to organizations and is then used to leverage the private sector.

It's competition that forces companies to get out of their complacency.

Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers one.

Today, even small entities that trade complex instruments or are granted sufficient leverage can threaten the global financial system.