4 ms·When is the outcome 'known'? Only when the business fails?by bagels 2y agoWhen is the outcome 'known'? Only when the business fails?blizkreeg 2y agoSells or shuts or goes public. Those are the only three outcomes for a venture backed startup.rsanek 2y agothis used to be the case. now it seems you can stay private forever (see Stripe, Databricks, Canva, Chime)