How often do series C startups fail to exit?
How often do series C startups really fail? By fail I mean never have an acquisition or IPO. Internet says 80% (see https://medium.com/journal-of-empirical-entrepreneurship/dissecting-startup-failure-by-stage-34bb70354a36) but this seems very high to me. Most Series C companies are worth in the 100-200M range, the one I'm at is worth 270M. How does all...
Sep 21, 202014
I have already left the company so not worrying about layoffs at least. Is there any obligation to pay back investors for "lifestyle businesses" or can they can continue operating with investor money indefinitely?