Posted by holman 2 days ago
Then consider it as an offer to buy into the startup at the same dollar amount.
Would you invest?
Not selling is the same as investing in the startup.
This same logic applies to stocks you are holding.
If you would prefer a bowl of Monkey Chow that's fine, but don't begrudge the rest of us our souls.
EDIT - I realize now that not everyone knows that Monkey Chow is a thing:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230102005704/https://www.angry...
https://www.sharpefarmsupplies.com/livestock/specialty-anima...
And now you got me doing it lol. It's just something to do. we're all doing it. chill.
and now you're stuck cuz if you respond to me, well is it jut an inferiority complex, need to be right?
Is it a need to be special? Do you get this overly flattering language in cultures where individualism isnt so pronounced?
Maybe. But also, people are different because people are different. There's variance. Variance in the Universe is a good thing. I'm no physicist so I'm going to get this some degree of wrong but I'm pretty sure variance (of time/space) is pretty much the definition of reality.
The language topic is good too. English does have a ton of words and so it's baked in the language to be flowery, "extra" if you will. Yeah, different languages, also cool.
just jaq'ing off huh?
hope you're OK.
If you sell your business, it's because the value of the business to you is less than the purchase price. Likewise, the value to the buyer is greater than the purchase price.
Ideally startups are about creating value, and making a return on that value, but more and more they look like they are instead selling hype to a series of investors who are trying not to get stuck with the hot potato.
not getting it.
Selling a part of your business can help spread risk to a new investor reducing your own personal risk.
VCs have MUCH larger bankrolls and so their Kelly bet is proportionately larger, but not percentage larger.