I've always sort of had this question that continues to feel naive - but I'm not sure I know the answer: why do so many companies feel like they have to grow perpetually? Why can't Twitter just be happy being Twitter, knowing its limits and making a stable profit? Instead it's more users, more VC money, more staff... constantly burning as quickly as possible. There's a ceiling on every business; it's all bound to com…
Bear in mind: Twitter has lost money (billions) over its lifetime, let alone failed to multiply the investment. More: http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/21/technology/twitter-10th-anni...
That mindset is prevalent in people who can't understand any business being more valuable than a lemonade stand (preferably cardboard, so you can profit from day 1).