&gt; Also, while it is nice to think of your particular startup succeeding, it probably won&#x27;t. And even if it &quot;does&quot; it will likely not be worth &gt;$1b.<p>And even if it does succeed, and even if it does achieve a high valuation, you might not necessarily have a life-changing event.<p>I know it&#x27;s buzzword-y to talk about liquidation preferences right now, but there are plenty of way investors and founders can benefit from an acquisition that don&#x27;t trickle down to even early employees.