I was involved in a buyout of a small (~15-20 people) company and the average stake was around 3%, but we had no outside funding at all. It didn't end in FU mo

I was involved in a buyout of a small (~15-20 people) company and the average stake was around 3%, but we had no outside funding at all. It didn't end in FU money (it was a "small" exit when compared to VC backed exits), but its enough to completely pay for retirement someday.