[cthulhuology]

I've had this situation happen a few times in my career, my advice is take the money and don't look back. Invest the money, burn it, buy rental properties with it,or go on a trip. It is always better to have a successful exit.

[chrisgoman]

+1. Most folks here don't understand that 5% equity is easily diluted to 0.005% equity in 6 months. So now you are going to spend $50k suing the company for the $10k they owe you. OP needs to listen to people who have experience (like you) instead of random strangers who think equity = cash

[jacquesm]

You don't dilute 5% to .005% in 6 months without moves that at best are questionable and at worst are illegal, especially if your shares are diluted and some others are not.

[Kiro]

> especially if your shares are diluted and some others are not

How does that work in practice?

[jacquesm]

By having several different classes of shares, some of them with anti-dilution provisions and some without.