For GitHub to remain profitable they have to appease those shareholders you mentioned.

denkmoon 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why? What is the correlation between profit and shareholder sentiment (besides the fact that shareholders want said profits)? They don't really influence the operation of the business meaningfully.

	▲	kevin_thibedeau 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Growth chart gotta go up. Only chumps run a business that makes a steady return.

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conception 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Incorrect. They need to appease/trick/threaten/etc those that are paying for their services. Shareholders just demand they do so at the greatest (often short term) rate.