From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Richard Smith"  wrote in message news:m1bjwx8xsj.fsf@void.com...   
      
   They are pleased.   
   It's a small Company, and the niche of doing detail on components is a   
   bonus they didn't know they needed but are happy to have.   
      
   They are able to squeeze variability given the hints in the info. I   
   provide - which benefits everything and everybody.   
   So a niche role so far is having a general benefit.   
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   I liked the freedom at small companies that allowed me to expand into   
   functions they didn't have. Usually I ended up responsible for all aspects   
   of custom product creation, electrical, mechanical and software, after I had   
   proven able to handle them. Symbolic of those companies was a note for the   
   last one out to please lock the door, the job was interesting enough to work   
   late.   
      
   The downside was their high failure rate, at times from lawsuits by less   
   successful competitors. I was un- or underemployed during economic downturns   
   when startups folded and R&D investment dried up. I learned to live very   
   cheaply, cutting firewood for heat, maintaining the house and car and using   
   free antenna rather than expensive cable TV. That's why my Internet access   
   is somewhat limited, right now to 10GB of tethered cellular per month. In   
   those times I was free to scout auctions etc for good deals on orphaned lab   
   test equipment and metal shop machinery.   
      
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