> When a person applies for a job, they need to do some due diligence researching the business to see if it sounds like something that will be around as long as they want to have a job.

This is a nitpick as I agree with the rest of your comment, but most people are absolutely not qualified to make that assessment. (In fact, it's debatable whether anyone can make that claim with any amount of certainty. Even the most successful investors are often wrong.)