Matt has covered it in his reply which i'll second - there isn't a lot you can do. The people affected tend to talk about it, which is why you hear these storie

Matt has covered it in his reply which i'll second - there isn't a lot you can do. The people affected tend to talk about it, which is why you hear these stories a lot. I've been surprised by the number of exits that are portrayed as 'successful' in the media actually left founders and employees with little or nothing after preferences.