Definitely. The large company I work for talks and talks about innovation, but the truth is very little actually happens. The big flexibility that comes with a new company is what creates disruptive technologies.
It's worth remembering that large companies don't always ruin their purchases. There will inevitably be a painful culture merging process after an acquisition (normally at the expense of the purchased company), but sometimes that process doesn't kill the purchased company. The resources and experience that a large company have can often take an almost-product the extra lengths required to be marketed.
It's worth remembering that large companies don't always ruin their purchases. There will inevitably be a painful culture merging process after an acquisition (normally at the expense of the purchased company), but sometimes that process doesn't kill the purchased company. The resources and experience that a large company have can often take an almost-product the extra lengths required to be marketed.