> Most startups will not result in a meaningful financial outcome, so it sort of makes sense waiting to go through this mess until it's clear that it's going to

> Most startups will not result in a meaningful financial outcome, so it sort of makes sense waiting to go through this mess until it's clear that it's going to matter because there's money on the table. That's not how it works. We have great, special-built instruments for this purpose, commonly known as stock options. They come in many flavors, but all of them share the important feature of defining terms of ownership before it's obvious what the final value of a company will be. These tools exist for the express purpose of avoiding shadow claims and massive litigation every time a company is bought or sold.