And what happens if your VP finance runs off with the mail boy and all your bank accounts This scheme works only to the extent that I trust you will not lose my initial stake and evidence of that would be that you would have to have much more money in it than I do As for the option it would have to be at my discretion and thus I would only exercise it if the shares were worth less than my option price or you are my son in law which is the only time I have handled a buy out this way I do this kind of investing often enough that I know there is little appeal in your plan