This is a common problem with investors. Others may differ, but I think it's a red flag, if they want you to starve. If you're dependent on the company, you'l

This is a common problem with investors. Others may differ, but I think it's a red flag, if they want you to starve. If you're dependent on the company, you'll become desperate to stay with the company. This opens up the door for all kinds of acts, legal and illegal, to screw you out of the share that you didn't sell to them. I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen it firsthand, but it's amazing how many in the moneyed class would often rather have 100% of nothing, out of principle, than let an investee join the moneyed class by generating a massive financial return for investors and entrepreneurs alike. No deal is too good to walk away from.