Bantam Live's $15M Exit: Each Founder Kept $500K | Value Investing

Bantam Live sold for $15M, but after three VC rounds took 87% of the company, each founder walked away with about $500K. We run Alex Turnbull's story through a Buffett lens to show why owner earnings, not valuation headlines, decide what owners actually keep.

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