those companies don't last long, except for those that get lucky, and continue to find new (or create new) things to quickly liquidate. being a public company

those companies don't last long, except for those that get lucky, and continue to find new (or create new) things to quickly liquidate. being a public company and having shareholders more or less requires you to increase stock price at the expense of almost anything else. investors do not care if a company goes under, provided they get a handsome return on their investment beforehand.