Let me share a real world example. I know a founder who was hesitant to give up 20% of her company for $50,000 in angel investment. Two years later, that 80% she kept was worth $2 million because of the growth that investment enabled. That's such a powerful illustration of why holding onto 100% of something small might be the wrong move. And here's where it gets really interesting. There's this thing called a clawback provision that many entrepreneurs don't know about.
