Software might be about meritocracy but power is not. It's not entitlement so much as ownership, they don't feel they are entitled to 5% of the company, they o

Software might be about meritocracy but power is not. It's not entitlement so much as ownership, they don't feel they are entitled to 5% of the company, they own 5% of the company. Depending on how much equity they have collectively they might be able to fire the CEO if push comes to shove.