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That would be true weather you had shares or options... dilution may be worth it, if valuation grows. It’s only bad if there is a down round. But then it’s a b
by naveen99 6y ago
That would be true weather you had shares or options... dilution may be worth it, if valuation grows. It’s only bad if there is a down round. But then it’s a black eye for founders and earlier vc also.
- Traster 6y agoI think you need to consider your framing. "It's only bad if there is a down round" - actually, it's good only if they go from giving you options to cashing out without a single bump in the road. The likelihood of all those bad things happening - down rounds, bad exit, no exit, folding completely, etc. those are the most likely thing to happen. And if you're in the company earlier they're way more likely than anything else.