> we would've had to achieve an insane growth to be worth anything to my co-founder and me due to the dilution of our shares. Seems like that's the bigger less

> we would've had to achieve an insane growth to be worth anything to my co-founder and me due to the dilution of our shares. Seems like that's the bigger lesson in this situation. Never give up so much equity that you cease to care about the outcome of the company.