<i>The fate, or maybe even the purpose of most small business startups, is to prove an innovation’s merit and then, if successful, be acquired so the entrepreneur(s) become wealthy and can say, “I told you so.”</i><p>Here I stopped reading. This is an "expert" at data analysis that can't do basic math, comparing the number of "get-rich-quick" acquisitions to the number of small businesses operating in the US.