I think people were right to think that this Gaagle guy was a failure--on so many levels (i.e. brains and attitude).
Besides, I can't understand how on earth it would be possible to lose a large investment.
In every huge project, it's common sense to start out with prototypes first before mass production. Similarly, he won't even need a large investment if he started out planting a few seeds in the tower first before scaling it up.
Like, you don't even need to be a genius business man to think about it. Simply by mere instinct or curiosity, wouldn't you TRY first? 🤦