Mars Inc. (the chocolate story)

6288.515 - 6311.117 Ben Gilbert

But as we've talked about from IKEA to our business here at Acquired, complete ownership, or at least board control in Meta's case, is freedom. You can do things like invest for 10 years from now when it's going to be a super lumpy period between now and 10 years from now. If you believe in the long-term vision, you can sub-optimize the short-term. And for Mars, that means private ownership.