Tracy DiNunzio
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Yeah. So she's the CEO.
Yeah. So she's the CEO.
So Jacqueline, when you sold your business, can you tell us how much you sold it for? But not just that, can you tell us how much of it you owned when it was sold?
So Jacqueline, when you sold your business, can you tell us how much you sold it for? But not just that, can you tell us how much of it you owned when it was sold?
So Jacqueline, when you sold your business, can you tell us how much you sold it for? But not just that, can you tell us how much of it you owned when it was sold?
Do you hear? That's amazing. Congratulations. And it's interesting, right? Because $22 million is a lot of money. But you often hear about exits that are for like $200 million or $2 billion, but the founders don't make money.
Do you hear? That's amazing. Congratulations. And it's interesting, right? Because $22 million is a lot of money. But you often hear about exits that are for like $200 million or $2 billion, but the founders don't make money.
Do you hear? That's amazing. Congratulations. And it's interesting, right? Because $22 million is a lot of money. But you often hear about exits that are for like $200 million or $2 billion, but the founders don't make money.
So what's different about that versus what you did?
So what's different about that versus what you did?
So what's different about that versus what you did?
So my business was in a category that was very capital intensive. Like all of the competitors were raising hundreds of millions of dollars. I raised $150 million, which meant $22 million would have been a failure.
So my business was in a category that was very capital intensive. Like all of the competitors were raising hundreds of millions of dollars. I raised $150 million, which meant $22 million would have been a failure.
So my business was in a category that was very capital intensive. Like all of the competitors were raising hundreds of millions of dollars. I raised $150 million, which meant $22 million would have been a failure.
We had to sell for much more. But I also had a smaller single digit ownership in my business by the time we sold.
We had to sell for much more. But I also had a smaller single digit ownership in my business by the time we sold.
We had to sell for much more. But I also had a smaller single digit ownership in my business by the time we sold.
It's very, very different. So when you hear the headlines about how much someone sold a business for, is it really even related to how much the founder made?
It's very, very different. So when you hear the headlines about how much someone sold a business for, is it really even related to how much the founder made?
It's very, very different. So when you hear the headlines about how much someone sold a business for, is it really even related to how much the founder made?