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Things to remember (and do, if it ever comes to that with your startup):

"Many public companies have a "staggered" board, where some directors are up for election or reelection each year, but the entire board is never up for reelection in a single year."

"A dual-class share structure is when a company's founding managers or investors own a different kind of stock that gives them voting control of the company even when they don't own a majority of the total shares."



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