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Why do the founders want to cash out?

It looks to me you can increase your salary to live a good life, while waiting for the big exit. I understood Groupon did this because they thought Groupon was at its peak. Is that the same thing for AirBnB? Am I missing something here?



The founders aren't getting diluted in the deal, since they are being distributed as dividends. This will give them the opportunity to run past third to slide home instead of taking the standing triple, since they won't be left with nothing if the umpire calls them out.


Got it. Also dividends are better than higher wages for tax purposes.




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