“Am I Getting Played?”
The Option Pool Shuffle Explained: How Founders Lose More Equity Than They Expect. You finally get a term sheet. You do the math. The valuation feels decent. The dilution looks “manageable.” Then, after the round closes, you realize you own less than expected. Most of the time, that surprise is not because you misread the valuation. It is […]
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