You are still thinking that an 'exit' is necessary. Most public companies went public because they were too big to stay private forever. There are many huge pri

You are still thinking that an 'exit' is necessary. Most public companies went public because they were too big to stay private forever. There are many huge private companies in existence. The need for an exit is basically a result of the fact that tech companies are virtually never built with the intention of making money directly. If you hate article like this, you probably should hate exit thinking. If you hate exit thinking, you should probably hate many funding structures which require it.