It's valid until you find a solution to this problem.
A solution can be to accept to suffer and die abruptly after making a load of money in a short spark.
Or you can get a maximum of money and influence in a very short spike and use your position then to block concurrents from catching up while your reputation goes down the hill.
Or you can grow the company responsible on good bases, make sure you won't get displaced/disrupted, and then go full shady.
Or you go full shady from the start but have some entity protect you from the consequences and let you grow untouched.
A good reputation is a business advantage, but it's just one among others, and you can compensate for it if you have other strong cards to play.
A solution can be to accept to suffer and die abruptly after making a load of money in a short spark.
Or you can get a maximum of money and influence in a very short spike and use your position then to block concurrents from catching up while your reputation goes down the hill.
Or you can grow the company responsible on good bases, make sure you won't get displaced/disrupted, and then go full shady.
Or you go full shady from the start but have some entity protect you from the consequences and let you grow untouched.
A good reputation is a business advantage, but it's just one among others, and you can compensate for it if you have other strong cards to play.