When conflict of interests de-rail good projects

One of the main reasons I left corporate world and started to work for myself or for small businesses is the issues of “office conflicts and inside politics.”

Right after graduation from college I have worked with a promising startup company in Houston, TX, they company patented a powerful website application to help users save money on their loans and find better deals.

The project had a very good start with a great hardworking team but office politics and conflicts in upper management killed the project and eventually led the company out of business.

I always sit down and wonder, how many great projects and ideas never saw the light because conflicting interest of various individuals or groups involved?