Before revision:  We  show that the number of products we can make now gives a distorted view of the number we can make in the future: the more complex a product is, the more it gets under-represented. From this complexity discount we derive a strategy for increasing the rate of innovation by choosing components on the basis of long-term growth rather than just short-term gain .
After revision:  We show that the rate of innovation depends on the size distribution of products, and that a small number of simple products can dramatically increase the innovation rate. By strategically choosing which components to adopt, we show how to increase the innovation rate to achieve short-term gain .