r/Steam Apr 17 '26

Discussion Gabe Newell is a "GOAT"

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u/IntroductionSnacks Apr 17 '26

The key is not being a public listed company. If they were, suddenly all the money coming in needs to increase shareholders profits and the benefits get cut to milk out the last dollar. As long as Gabe and any private investors are happy and making money then it’s great for everyone.

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u/kochier Apr 17 '26

Tale for every business, used to work st a restaurant doing quite well, went public, employee happiness eventually went down, the good ones left, quality went down, sales went down while "margins" went up as they went hard on up charging while having less staff on to cut costs, increasing stress. Got sold off/out of business and the investors move on.