Yeah, well Canada has yet to put a man on the moon, has it?

I work in tech and I've heard this exact same speech before.  Inevitably, these grandiose schemes end up in flames (i.e. the company formerly known as RIM), in a whimper (quietly sold to a foreign corporation) or grind to a staggering halt (growth slows and the company levels out far far short of its dreams).

I wish you Good Luck, because you're going to need it.