Monetary systems, brand death, and repatriation of profits

Ian Woolard wrote,

"Also, building stuff on orbit means you use 100% latest tech.
That means that the unit costs to build something are going to
hopefully start off lower than on earth; that in turn means you
can turn return on investment from day 1."

I highly doubt this argument. Using "100% latest tech" means a lot of
risk.

Ron