It’s all history and Geoff today has 3 million plus options so he is going to be well rewarded but not anywhere to degree he should be.
Although I entirely agree, history books will be kind to GT and the lesson of persistent hard work being shown again to be the preferred road to success. Hopefully he will take solace in that.
That being said, us retailer shareholders deserve to be rewarded as well, although nowhere near as significantly as the good Dr.
To give the farm away to any equity buy-in, no matter who they are, is insanity, at best.
Once this starts to roll, raising money will be relatively cheap. I'd consider giving Synopsis a small stake, but no more than 10%; it would show the market all they needed to know.
I agree that partnering with a foundry is bad for business.
