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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? 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