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		photonbeam on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: StabilityAI cofounder says CEO tricked him into se... What does dead equity mean?

__loam on July 14, 2023 [–]

Equity owned by former employees or anyone not still involved in building the company. Awesome derogatory term for people who got paid fair and square.

s1artibartfast on July 14, 2023 | [–]

Dead people made a lot of contributions to the world too.. They just aren't contributing any more.

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