"This is valuable work in the economy because you want [...trimmed...] people who are good at running businesses to do that once it has roots." In my experienc

"This is valuable work in the economy because you want [...trimmed...] people who are good at running businesses to do that once it has roots." In my experience, things tend to get dramatically worse for users when a business is acquired or sold, not better. Long-term sustainability also seems to be significantly decreased by acquisitions, not increased- even when the business isn't closed outright (e.g. Pebble). And, from your second paragraph, it seems like you recognize this too. So, yeah, you might want people who are good at running businesses to do that - but selling a business does not seem to put people who are good at running businesses in charge of it. If anything, it's the opposite.