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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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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?

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How much equity for investors and employees?

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Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. Both the entrepreneur and the investor have much higher expectations than just "even money" on their bet. The entrepreneur expects the company to be worth many times this valuation and so does the investor. Should I take Angel or VC money?

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