《Payback,創新怎麼兌現?》Overview
… it is the nature of innovation, of all types, that cash is not always produced from it, and rarely is it produced immediately. There can be a lag between the time of investment in innovation and the cash return. This lag can make companies and leaders nervous. Perhaps the cash payback will never come at all
… 創新天生就是這樣,不見得所有型態的創新都能賺錢,甚至很少能夠立刻就有現金收入。投資創新與現金收益總是會有時間落差,而這落差足以讓公司與領導人感到緊張,擔心「會不會根本沒有現金收益」?