[falala1]

Zuck was about to be fired as well. The board realized they could not fire him because he had a very iron clad founder friendly legal construct. That's when Sandberg came into the picture. Also, Zuck made Sandberg promise she would never go after his position before she came on.

[adventured]

> Zuck was about to be fired as well. The board realized they could not fire him

Your statement contradicts itself. He was not about to be fired, his legal standing guaranteed that could not occur. The investors and board fully understood the context the entire time, they invested knowing that it was Zuckerberg's kingdom. Besides, he was the board legally.

[CalChris]

More than accelerated vesting, what did he have or could he have gotten and still raised money at that stage (2007?).

[vm]

Citations?