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Re:American tech giants are making life tough for startups (... by jdsully on Thursday June 02, 2022 @05:54PM (#31601000)
> Once the startup takes investor funding, it’s irrelevant what those inside the startup want.

It really depends on the ownership structure, and that will depend on leverage at the time of fundraising. YC companies are unlikely to give up control until Series B (but like all things your mileage may vary).

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Re:American tech giants are making life tough for startups (... by nonrandomstring on Friday June 03, 2022 @06:22AM (#31606465)
I don't know what the contractual structure entails, but I thought this recent post from R Bronson [1] is an exemplar of strategic investment in "good cause" projects without a nose for short term ROI, planned acquisition or any 'controlling' investor behaviours.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31598978

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Re:American tech giants are making life tough for startups (... by jdsully on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:32AM (#31608822)
If you don’t have leverage when raising money the opportunities to lose control are endless.
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