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I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The old Keep It Simple Stupid Principle. ► January. (1).

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

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Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. Huge funding increases lead to massive wage inflation, rent inflation and thus higher burn rates. They had no such motive and no such power. Even Sequoia.

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