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The other thing to keep in mind is that institutional investors will generally insist that founders earn out their stake via vesting over, say, 4 years. Then, the founders' stake, despite being earmarked for them, aren't officially theirs yet.
The other thing to keep in mind is that institutional investors will generally insist that founders earn out their stake via vesting over, say, 4 years. Then, the founders' stake, despite being earmarked for them, aren't officially theirs yet.