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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – The Founder's Exit
Description: The Founder's Exit Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. The cap table shows the ownership of the business. It’s often the case in venture-funded startups that the founder ends up with less than double-digit ownership. There’s the issue of liquidation preferences and other terms that pay investors before the founder. In fundraising, make sure the founder’s position is covered and has a path to an exit. In negotiating the sale, beware of earn-outs in which case the company must meet certain goals to achiev...