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I don't know. If they give a founder a sliver of a point in the fund, that's motivating. If they give it to the company, then the employees are getting... wha

I don't know. If they give a founder a sliver of a point in the fund, that's motivating. If they give it to the company, then the employees are getting... what? 0.1% to 2% of a tiny sliver of the fund? The more you spread this around the less motivating it is... Might be a nice benefit, but their goal is to change behavior (motivate potential founders to be interested in their fund and motivate portfolio founders to help each other).

ryanmickle 12y ago
The other problem is that it's founders who invest time to support portfolio companies, not shareholders/employees of the company, so the incentive seems appropriate and aligned IMHO. I can personally speak to the fact that the best support, in my experience, seems to come from founders currently operating their own company, currently in the trenches, and they usually have the least time to offer.