It could go the other way. If the founder has all their wealth tied up in the company, they might be more likely to manipulate to sell the company early to mak

It could go the other way. If the founder has all their wealth tied up in the company, they might be more likely to manipulate to sell the company early to make themselves a multi-millionaire. If you give them a bit of an exit, they then have more motivation to try and build the really really large company.