Two founders can both sell their companies for a hundred million dollars. One walks away wealthy while the other calculates years of work at less than minimum wage. The difference is not luck. It is the capital stack.
Think of it like Jenga. Pull the wrong piece at the start and the tower collapses early. Structure it right and it stands strong. In real estate, we say you make money at the buy, not the sell. With capital stacks, the result depends on how they are built from the beginning.
At The Founders Office, we help founders and investors navigate these structures so the outcome reflects the effort that went in.