Interesting. Just watched a Ben Horowitz interview containing the paraphrase quote &quot;it&#x27;s all rainbows, smiles and sunshine until someone stabs you in the back.&quot;<p>People tend (not always) have habit of changing when valuations increase, another reason trust and relationships pre-venture are more valuable for when things get interesting.<p>Consider it a cheap lesson overall about gradual ebb&#x2F;flow of trust, and that people&#x27;s (mis)behavior either self-selects them in or out of the running for future opportunities... their punishment is their lives.