It is fun to see a revolution happen before your eyes. While the company was one of the most amazing inventions which drove the modern world forward, it is clear that we are also approaching an age where there are mega companies that are larger than national economies, which causes a lot of concern. (The sad saga of the British East India Company is writ large on the history of India. Not the story of conquest, but one of inept governance. If you think Facebook did a poor job in Myanmar: read up on what the EIC company did in Bengal in the mid-18th century.)

To be continued…