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How Earnouts Kill Founder Motivation
Most founders treat earnouts as a deferred bonus, but they function more like a performance penalty that actively discourages long-term value creation. We look at why the structure of contingent consideration often aligns seller incentives against buyer goals, using recent private equity trends to show how this dynamic destroys enterprise value. The episode breaks down the psychological friction in post-deal integration and offers a concrete framework for designing earnout clauses that actually encourage growth rather than defensive maneuvering.
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