When a person who has shares in a private company sells some of their shares during a founding round to new investors. The goal is to get liquidity and de-risk their overall personal financial position.
Example: Startup founders are sometimes encouraged to take money off the table, so they can focus on growing the company and not their finances.
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Date: 04/21/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Take Money Off The Table." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1469. Accessed 04/21/2025.