Government agencies in Taiwan have taken measures to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in recent years, with the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and National Development Council (NDC) offering subsidies and guidance to foster more US$1 billion unicorns and accelerate industrial transformation into knowledge and applied services. Yet many of these startups have failed to rise out of the doldrums: even though their founders have vanished, these companies still exist in name only without being dissolved.