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by leereeves 4090 days ago
Liquidation preferences exist to protect against a company raising $10 million for 20% and selling for $5 million, with the founders taking a nice payoff of $4 million and the investor losing all but $1 million.

In that scenario, without liquidation preferences, the interests of the founders and investors aren't aligned--the founders profit while the investors lose money.