My co-founder and I are worth $500 million on paper and she wants to cash out and focus on philanthropy while I want to keep building, but our employees have been working for equity and we disagree about our obligations to them versus ourselves. Every board meeting is tense.
More people experience this than they realize.
Extreme valuation has created conflict between founders over competing loyalties to wealth, mission, and team.
“Where Are You with The ethics of extreme wealth?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.