Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by pmjordan 5492 days ago
Except all the maths here has only accounted for the top 10%. Those top 10% are fairly unlikely to be sold off at scrap value.
1 comments

You'd be surprised. The ones that raise the most money also have the hardest time getting over the preferred total. The purchaser will take care of the employees it wants, but other common shareholders often end up out of luck.