"According to compensation and exit surveys from Venture Source, Dow Jones and private VC-funded surveys:
60%: % of time founders/common shareholders make money on company exit
1/200: % of companies that have a successful exit
<5%: Average founder equity at time of exit
6 years: Average time from initial funding to exit
$110M: Average value of sale in software sector =
$16.5K: Probability-adjusted value of your stock
$5.5K: Discount Present Value of your future equity--less than what you would make at McDonald's...net your salary--if you pay yourself!
=WTF: What the F#$^%^ !?"
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