Because then OF becomes a company worth X+a billion dollars. Your stock options go up accordingly, and you can take profit and walk away before the cows come home. It's like getting ahold of a stolen credit card and maxing out the credit limits with fraudulent purchases while you can. Most business leaders who these days only have tenures of a few years do not care about outlooks past a few years. Throw the hot potato into the next persons lap and you are already working the same angle in your next gig when the old one explodes in your wake.