Comment on Ask HN: Why don't VCs just "suck it up" and pay founders a competitive salary?Comments−burnte2yI think you may be wrong on 3, I think more founders want to stay, and investors want a fast exit for big bucks.−HWR_142yPoint 3 is about risk not time. Most founders would rather have a 100% chance of their stock being worth 1 billion than a 1% chance of being worth 200 billion and a 99% chance of being worth zero. For VCs, the choice is opposite.
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I think you may be wrong on 3, I think more founders want to stay, and investors want a fast exit for big bucks.
Point 3 is about risk not time. Most founders would rather have a 100% chance of their stock being worth 1 billion than a 1% chance of being worth 200 billion and a 99% chance of being worth zero. For VCs, the choice is opposite.