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"It rode the hype to massive funding, which allowed the two founders, David Byttow and Bader-Wechseler to each take $3 million off the table. They essentially t
by hkmurakami 12y ago
"It rode the hype to massive funding, which allowed the two founders, David Byttow and Bader-Wechseler to each take $3 million off the table. They essentially traded stock for cash, putting money in their pockets though the business wasn’t earning any."
Wow. I guess their round was oversubscribed so they were able to sell this to the vcs. This is the first case where I heard of where a startup failed recently after founders took significant money off the table. I wonder if vcs will be able to use this as an argument to combat founders wanting to do the same in the future.
I have mixed feelings about the whole affair but I have to hand it to the founders. That was really smart of them to take life changing money when they could.
- carrotleads 12y agoVC's offer this deal only when they are desperate to have an entry. So yeah some VC's may use this argument but if the startup isn't desperate its the VC who will have to make the concession.