The school ties tend to make both parties try a little harder and stay around a little longer. Sohl says it's unlikely to be a start-up with nothing more than a good idea. Greater dilution can be expected in later rounds. When all is said and done, an owner who keeps 10 percent is lucky. It sounds like a lot, but Sohl looks at it this way.
Dilution is good.
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