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It’s very different when you’re a private company and successful you’re making a profit than when you’re a public company having to live up to those expectations quarter after quarter.

This is from some interview on the news. Is this correct sentence? I understand what it means but it's structure is weird to me. If it's correct, I hope you can give me some simpler example..

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I have a question
It’s very different when you’re a private company and successful you’re making a profit than when you’re a public company having to live up to those expectations quarter after quarter.

This is from some interview on the news. Is this correct sentence?  I understand what it means but it's structure is weird to me. If it's correct, I hope you can give me some simpler example..

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No, it's not a correct sentence.  Something is missing, maybe just punctuation, or there's an extra word in there somewhere.

My guess:  It's very different when you're a private company and successful at making a profit than when you're a public company having to live up to those expectations quarter after quarter.

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It’s very different when you’re IN a SUCCESSFUL private company and you’re making a profit than when you’re IN a public company having to live up to THE COMPANY'S expectations quarter after quarter.

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Not really. First off, where are the commas?

It’s very different when you’re a private company and successful. You’re making more profits than when you’re a public company having to live up to those expectations quarter after quarter.

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