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When startup founders disagree on exit timing and employee obligations

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.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Extreme valuation has created conflict between founders over competing loyalties to wealth, mission, and team.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The ethics of extreme wealth?”

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