equity dilution
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 1, 2025 by Rick Lash · across every show →
Everything said about equity dilution, oldest first
Apr 1, 2025 positive
Scaling past $1B requires founders to accept dilution for strategic mergers
“I think most companies that are going to make it to a unicorn status or scale to in excess of a billion dollar enterprise valuation or a billion in sales, pick the metric. More often than not, you're going to want to have the ability to digest these strategic …”
May 22, 2025 negative
Criticizing High Founder Dilution Proves You Have Never Raised Capital
“I remember reading an article about a founder who had exited with this very small amount of shares at the end of a major exit, and I remember reading the comments and people being very critical about how they gave so much of their equity away as they raised mo…”