The question for governments and investors is whether a founding idea will create a company large enough in terms of revenues, profits or employees.

The iconic image most people have of entrepreneurialism is of a founder working away in her garage, office or laboratory coming up with an innovative idea to help make the world a better place and then becoming rich by building the company. The question for governments and investors is whether the founding idea is worth enough to build the company large enough in terms of revenues, profits or employees to impact the world.

States around the world are looking at…