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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. If the money comes from professional investors it usually has a “liquidation preference” meaning that their money comes out before the founders or common stock. (If in their 20′s. What could be more capitalist than that?