As per the referenced link, I'm not surprised those sorts of deals backfire (where the founder takes money off the table) you lose a lot of urgency when 'rich' is assured (for some definition of rich).
I would hazard that it is unusual for the founders to take a 'soft' exit like this but admit I don't have any numbers to back that up. I know the Groupon founders did and got some harsh press but no long lasting damage.
Of course, when founders take some money off the table, they will no longer be tempted to take the first FU money offer that come along, so will be more willing to push for big home runs.
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As per the referenced link, I'm not surprised those sorts of deals backfire (where the founder takes money off the table) you lose a lot of urgency when 'rich' is assured (for some definition of rich).
I would hazard that it is unusual for the founders to take a 'soft' exit like this but admit I don't have any numbers to back that up. I know the Groupon founders did and got some harsh press but no long lasting damage.
Of course, when founders take some money off the table, they will no longer be tempted to take the first FU money offer that come along, so will be more willing to push for big home runs.