> This is a strange sentiment to find on a board that is at least a partially targeted at aspiring company founders. It's not a universally held belief that a

> This is a strange sentiment to find on a board that is at least a partially targeted at aspiring company founders. It's not a universally held belief that a company founder must try to make as much money for themselves as possible. Entrepreneurs, like everyone else, have values, and some of the values are in conflict with some of their actions. I have a hard time imagining anyone (excluding sociopaths) who legitimately believe their actions don't create any conflict with their values. Discussing the conflict between "I want to start a company" and "I believe there's a maximum amount of wealth that one can morally or ethically acquire" seems super relevant to the audience here. > He signed some paperwork, then later 500 million shares (or however many) came into existence and he had them. Who did he take them from? I don't think it's worth getting hung up on whether anyone "took" wealth versus created it, because I'm not sure those are mutually exclusive. I would argue MS "took" money from people via unfair bundling practices, many of which were anticompetitive and landed the company in hot water. If you want to be simplistic, MS under BG took money from everyone who was forced to buy a windows license despite not wanting or needing one, at the very least.