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Exactly…the packages that get reported on don’t get reported on for being the average or the median. They get reported on for being noteworthy. The last good d

by avs733 5y ago

Exactly…the packages that get reported on don’t get reported on for being the average or the median. They get reported on for being noteworthy. The last good data I saw (which I believe was 2017?) had median founder ownership at large exit for VC funded startups as something like 11%

cracker_jacks 5y ago
Any memory of where you found this data?
- avs733 5y ago
  Blossom ventures… When I pull the link it looks like they updated their data to now use ipo specifically. Of 127 ipo’s: 15% median 20% average https://blossomstreetventures.com/2020/08/05/founder-ownership-at-exit/ https://blossomstreetventures.com/2020/08/05/founder-ownersh...
q1w2 5y ago
... and that assumes an exit. The vast majority of startups simply die.
- avs733 5y ago
  Yeah but those don’t exist right! It would skew our distribution!