Had this same conversation too with my family. It really feels like money game that con big players (angel investors, VC, wealth funds, etc.), the trick is to know when you're getting rug-pulled.

Like running off with money on crowdfunding platforms but scale it to 100x the size & scope. 'Legally' mind you.

Only those in the know how would know. The rest will worship these people like Gods. That is why these people are so "successful" no?
The usual reply "That is why its called an investment. There would sure be some risks involved".

Yup. I know a lot of employees in a recent very hotly debated startup company. During their last "restructuring exercise", employees received a memo of a meeting with department heads at 9am. Meeting at 11am, HOD inform staffs that are affected would receive "the" email of termination of employment and they would need to clear out and leave before lunch time is over.

Yes its that fast. Its as fast as when they were recruiting, they offer higher salaries with immediate vacancies to be filled.

Yah... not to mention the "cuts" they take for acquisitions, purchases and even expenditures. 

Anyway, maybe you should start your own startup of massage ports. I'm pretty sure many in K would support you for your business acumen.  Can start by giving incentives of free "massages" for every investment.

*Ahem* It's called an Investment.

So funny when all this tech companies come in with a bang, what to disrupt this and that but end of can’t make money. Even sell nasi lemak makes more profit. No need to disrupt anything

Yes. The worst part is they kill of traditional businesses which have been providing goods and services all these while. Do not make the same mistake like we did in killing off taxis completely.
Well, the general public can get cheaper massages subsidized by investor money for a short period of time. And how the whole industry is run gets turned around. So I guess that's the "return" we are talking about.