> But in reality most companies stay stuck at exactly that point in time where they were most successful This doesn't really make sense. How did they get to b

> But in reality most companies stay stuck at exactly that point in time where they were most successful This doesn't really make sense. How did they get to be that successful? They must have changed something from an earlier point, when their most successful point was less successful. Your claim is like saying "A companies stock is always worth less than its historical maximum". It's only true until there's a new maximum.