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Your company should have retained investment bankers. Just like you get a lawyer to represent you in court.

• jacquesm 7y ago
  Probably not a company with any professional investors on board.
  • mark-r 7y ago
    Correct. The founder probably retained 90% or more of the stock, its growth was completely organic. I was very lucky to be part of it.
    • jacquesm 7y ago
      If there is one way a small shareholder can ensure that they are going to be treated well it is to see to it that they hold the exact same kind of stock as a much larger shareholder. That way a bigger fish will fight for your rights with a lot more power than you ever could do by yourself. There are then still quite a few ways in which you could be screwed but far fewer than without that precaution.
      • einarvollset 7y ago
        Indeed. This is also why you should make sure any equity you get in the acquirer as part of the deal is as high up the preference stack as possible.