yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best solution for all problems. Investors/founders want to have their exit strategy. We get a lot of “uber of”, etc, for example.

http://som.yale.edu/peter-thiel-yale-we-wanted-flying-cars-i...

The goal might not be a marketable solution but a step in the desired direction. I don’t know the limits of this type of prize but it’s worth pursuing:

https://www.xprize.org/about