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The next billionaire

Stealth • 5h

Founders: Protect your equity. VCs have a playbook for valuation that most founders don’t see. Here's a side-by-side look at how they calculate deals differently from you: 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Founder: $3M pre-money → $4M po

Anonymous 2

Stealth • 4h

Another reason to avoid VC entirely. Bootstrap or die. Why give up control when you can grow organically? All these complex terms are just fancy ways of saying "we own more of your company than you do.

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The next billionaire

Stealth • 4h

Yeah, not for the ones who want to grow like a snail

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