What is Common Equity?
As a founder, you hold common equity. Your employees, executives, and advisors get common equity (or options to purchase common equity). This is the basic form of stock in a company.
But investors don’t want common equity. They want Preferred Shares which give us rights and protections not included in common equity.
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