Sure, but if you've already got money from a previous exit, why would you care if you're booted out? It's just a job at that point. Also, you've already done a

Sure, but if you've already got money from a previous exit, why would you care if you're booted out? It's just a job at that point. Also, you've already done an exit, so it's less likely you'd get the boot; After all, Investors want a return. They should know whether that's your M.O. when they invest. There can be legal/tax ramifications for investing your own money too. Regardless of how good you are at making a company successful, giving good ROI and everything else. If you treat it as a job (there are far more important things than work), why not use someone else's money?