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On the Road to Recap:

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This severely heightens the risk of either running out of money or a complete recapitalization that wipes out previous shareholders (founder, employees, and investors alike). They use the reputation of the other investors as a proxy for due diligence. They didn’t call you before when they built their reputation.

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

maybe I own 20% of the company) or $5 million at a $20 million post (I own 25%) shouldn’t I block that sale of a company a cheap price? Let me outline the contra viewpoint, which is never expressed openly, but it what I believe gives our industry a bad reputation. At each step you preserve your options. This is the “Patzer Problem.”