De-risking concentration
Understanding your concentration
Why nearly all your net worth sitting in one company is the real risk to your family.
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What actually happens to my family if my startup fails and it is most of our net worth?
If your startup is most of what your family owns, a bad outcome is not just a career setback, it is a hit to their security. The money you would ne...
Are my salary, my house, and my ESOPs all riding on the same company?
For most founders, yes, and that is what makes it risky. Your salary comes from the company, a large chunk of your net worth is its equity, and if ...
Is concentration risk different for a bootstrapped founder than a VC-funded one?
The shape of the risk differs, but the concentration is real either way. A VC-funded founder often has a smaller ownership percentage with a shot a...