>to add to that, there is also a strong school of thought amongst investors that companies and CEO's who track daily, monthly, quarterly etc. stock fluctuations

>to add to that, there is also a strong school of thought amongst investors that companies and CEO's who track daily, monthly, quarterly etc. stock fluctuations (ie. short term) are a lot less effective than those who ignore the short-term movements. Facebook said as much in their S1, and Zuck in his letter, that he won't be following the stock or dealing with the market, but will rather focus on building the company long-term. Yes, this is much closer to my thinking and that's why I called you out on your argument.