> it's not as if the value created by the early employee goes away if they leave before a liquidity event. Exactly. The comparison with a football player is as

> it's not as if the value created by the early employee goes away if they leave before a liquidity event. Exactly. The comparison with a football player is asinine. A player who no longer is on the team cannot contribute to winning a football game. But an employee builds something that persists and is built upon long after they're gone.