>> Close-held profitable companies make their shares liquid by buying them back or by distributing dividends (as "profit sharing"). Yes, this is exactly what

>> Close-held profitable companies make their shares liquid by buying them back or by distributing dividends (as "profit sharing"). Yes, this is exactly what we do with our equity and our employees. It is ridiculous around Hacker News that this idea has been completely lost and almost everyone focuses on RSUs and unicorn valuations and longshots, rather than simply... I don't know, making a business that very calmly makes a few million dollars per year with double digit growth rather than insanity.