[kakarot]

I don’t know how to write it better. I never said Qubes should change their biz model or do an ICO. Full stop.

All I said is that their product would be great in the hands of a startup that focuses on a single hardware platform and does more marketing

That's strange, because the first sentence in your OP is:

Qubes would make for a great startup and, given the time, prob a very successful ICO.

[ecesena]

Ooops, you’re absolutely right and now I understand all the downvotes.

In my mind I was thinking to Qubes as the product(s), that could benefit from a startup. Similarly to as Kafka has Confluent, or Druid has Imply.

And I fully agree that Qubes the company should continue to be focus on research.

[kakarot]

FWIW, none of them came from me.

And I see the confusion now: Qubes isn't a company, the company is Invisible Things Lab.