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ta2121··on A fraudster got $12M out of a Canadian university
>it’ll likely pay for itself soon enough.

Thats the problem though right? "Paying for itself" means students paying higher costs which is the problem.

ta2121··on Show HN: Tipe (YC W18) – Generate an API-First CMS from a GraphQL Schema
Seems cool. Can it handle internationalization?
ta2121··on How an offer to sell our business inspired us to take on $17M in debt
What would the financial implications be if founders bought out investors like this, but then raised a larger round at a higher valuation? Does that happen? I never even considered taking on debt to buy out investors - but after seeing this it seems like a lot of high growth startup founders could position themselves well by doing so.
ta2121··on Ask HN: I think my company might be selling. What should I be doing to prepare?
Was your equity vested in any case? Any insight into the sleight of hand that went on?