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Re:Ask HN: How to leave a startup when you own a third of it? by angus-prune on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @07:20PM (#14363647)
You've done this, and I haven't. But I thought you just diluted every round - so that 28% would end up as 21% if you sold a further 25% of the company.
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Re:Ask HN: How to leave a startup when you own a third of it? by austenallred on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @07:32PM (#14363725)
Yes there's dilution, but ~50% of the company being gone after a couple million dollars raised is not a good thing
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