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by usegolang 3246 days ago
The difference is at that point Mark had something worth that much money and had already spent several years building it. If he decided in 1 year he was done he could have probably found another buyer at a valuation high enough to retire unless he royally screwed up the company.

Turning down $100mm when you have nothing of value yet is very different imo