Ignoring the Numbers, Chasing the Hype

This cartoon skewers the obsession with launching IPOs regardless of what the data actually says. The management, armed with sophisticated analytics, ironically discovers their business was more viable as a shutdown—yet they’re still chasing the IPO dream.

Are strategic decisions in companies truly informed by data, or is the urge for public listing just another ritual of corporate optimism?

The scene sparks a debate about blind ambition, selective reasoning, and the dangers of ignoring hard truths for hype.