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by a3n 3359 days ago
Alternative answer: Ensure that the implication that "The IPO" and every individual's "exit" depends on those 80 hours is widely heard and vaguely understood. Hire people who believe that.
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If you tie it to an exit, you're setting up for tension. "If we exit, you'll get one hundredth (or even far less!) of the payout that I will, but my payout may be immediate while you're transferred to the acquiring company. Still, I need you to work as hard as I do."