I agree, I specifically said "you get stuck in something you don't yet see as successful" so it only really applies when you are unhappy with the current outcom

I agree, I specifically said "you get stuck in something you don't yet see as successful" so it only really applies when you are unhappy with the current outcome (which may be modestly profitable). It was not meant as a definition but an example of a possible case where bankruptcy is beneficial. I was just trying to express a situation where massive failure is worse than modest ongoing profitability (zombie company) as the great-grandparent comment suggested was always the case for start ups. If you look at my other posts in the original thread I disagree strongly with the great-grandparent about the definition of success but I can understand at least the possibility of circumstances when full blowup is better than drifting along.