It’s a common complaint of value investors that boards (especially in this post-Sarbox world) are solely focused on quarterly earnings reports, to the detriment of long term strategy. One way to talk about the added and persistent value of some companies is to note that many of them have powerful, recalcitrant, or somehow anti-quarterly-cadence founders: buffet, zuck, you could make a list.

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freetanga 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Delisting and going private is always an option if you want to go at your own pace and talk to your investors 1:1.

	▲	kolinko 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They would not be allowed to do so - too many shareholders. That’s why e.g. SpaceX will be going public even though Elon Musk would want to keep it private

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cosmicgadget 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean those personalities are also hyperfocused on share price.

	▲	rogerrogerr 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, but focused on it being the highest it possibly can _tomorrow_ or the highest it possibly can be in ten years is a huge difference. Only some executives have the ability to take actions based on a long view without being replaced by the board. Usually founders and near-founders.