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How Founders Use Pre-Exit Structured Liquidity to Retain Control
In this episode of The Startup Exit Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how founders can access liquidity before an exit without losing voting control or signaling weakness to acquirers. Using the recent Together AI $800 million raise at an $8.3 billion valuation as a case study, they break down structured liquidity tiers—combining secondary sales, stock pledges, and tax receivables agreements—that let founders cash out incrementally while keeping board seats and strategic leverage. Lucas explains why the traditional 'sell everything at once' model is fading, especially in hot AI and…
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