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Walk through a realistic Seed to Series B scenario with real numbers. See exactly how option pools, round sizes, and preferences affect what founders actually take home at exit.
Your "1% ownership" might actually be 0.6% on a fully diluted basis. Here's what fully diluted means, how option pools dilute everyone, and how to calculate your real ownership.
How Section 1202 QSBS can exclude up to $10 million in capital gains from angel investments — the requirements, holding periods, and how this tax benefit dramatically changes the return math.
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