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		smallnamespace on Oct 30, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stealth Boat the U.S. Government Won't Buy or Let ... One possible reason is it's very hard to prove the market value of something that you never sold. You can say that your product is worth $1bn until you're blue in the face, but there won't be any evidence of that without any buyers.

pmorici on Oct 31, 2016 [–]

I think it's more basic than that. The company has no BATNA (Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement).

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