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Cap table viser eiervalgene du og medgr\u00fcnderne har tatt. Investorer kan n\u00f8le hvis en gr\u00fcnder som har sluttet, fortsatt eier en tredel, hvis dere mangler gr\u00fcnderavtale, eller hvis den som leder selskapet, eier for lite. 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