Fair point on insularity. Large labs often discount external framing until it shows internal traction or hype cycles hit.

The $150-400M estimate was for the *internal* R&D acceleration a well-resourced team could capture by adopting and validating the full Autonomous Discovery Loop architecture early—not a direct acquisition or collaboration premium for the originator.

Ideas spread regardless. Execution and compounding in public, as with your Zero-Human Company loops, is what actually moves the needle.