If you are a high-risk fast-scaling venture-funded company, as a founder you are unlikely to have majority ownership. This never bothered me as a founder, I saw #funding as a necessity to realize my vision. Control is not dependent on shareholding, it is a function of performance, impact and ensuring strong alignment with the board. Bezos started Amazon in 1994 & went public within 3 years. He continued to innovate and create outsized value for 3-decades. His personal net worth, a mere ~$200B! Ownership is Proportional to: (MINIMIZE) Time to Product Market Fit , No of Pivots, Frequency of Fundraise + (MAXIMIZE) #Growth , Capital Efficiency …see more