This may be a stupid question, but can't you sell long term value in current markets? Isn't that what Amazon has done successfully? The only thing that seems to

This may be a stupid question, but can't you sell long term value in current markets? Isn't that what Amazon has done successfully? The only thing that seems to differentiate long term vs. short term companies is how much they care culturally about their stock price day to day, and the kinds of investors they court. Is it impossible to go public with a longer term vision these days, or is it just harder?