Hi Turbine D
My first step upon being given an office, a budget, and a staff would be to develop an in house synthesis of a generic product similar in scope and timeline that I could use henceforth as a model, to create a standard; I would not waste my time on a one off. Once spent, the investment better payoff well beyond its limited near term value. It would have a label, an identity.
This is the 'organic'. Consider its corollary, 'stem cell'. The secrecy involved would be paramount.
You would not understand my choice of support staff and peers. You are an engineer.
Once created, sequestered, and given life, we have an organic model of an in house product, a 'Back up Battery', with a history, a code, and a workable method for a production line. But at this point, the Battery is an icon, not a battery.
My night time work would be to become more fluent in Japanese, and customs. The schedule would be superhuman. And I will have fallen in love with the project, literally. So too would my staff....
What I have created in 6-8 months will be completely applicable to other discrete products and systems, and if successful, will be the germ of further development, history, and growth....
The hardest work is the foundation. And the most rewarding. We can build a "battery" now, as well as can our affiliate, sole source, or successful bidder.
The key is leadership, and the leader serves. If it is not intuitive, it cannot be done. And nothing is impossible.
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