If that were the case you'd accept $10 million. The thing is you don't need it, but your VCs do. And if your startup is worth $6 billion, you've probably taken

If that were the case you'd accept $10 million. The thing is you don't need it, but your VCs do. And if your startup is worth $6 billion, you've probably taken enough off the table that you don't even need that. So at that point why not just maximize?