Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel

Momentum effects seen in the 21st century from this trend:

1. A consolidation of power and wealth in C-suite management. Vast new responsibilities were justified by technology and flexible consultants as modules to continuously re-engineer.
2. The “founder worship” of the 2000s and 2010s.
3. A competitive advantage in management greenfields aka funded growth startups to define new measurements of value in the market.
4. New balance sheets → New market expectations → New valuation metrics