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by tempestn 4590 days ago
"An unpublished study by Shikhar Ghosh at the Harvard Business School found that three out of four companies backed by venture capital did not return the investment. Again, it is in these cases where the founders and employees typically are entitled to receive no payment."

In 75% of cases, the founders and employees receive nothing. In 20-30% of cases, the VCs also receive nothing.

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Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification.