You spread out a few smart people around a bunch of failure until they get discouraged and leave, until they get burnt out and get tired of raging against a machine that can't be changed? (edutopia.org)
Groups of people writing similarly uncommon stories saw a market for them, and a few smart people started publishing electronically. (eoinpurcellsblog.com)
The Financial Post, April 7, 1992 «There's definitely still this attitude that if you get a few smart people together we can do anything. (25iq.com)