Shaq made a backup plan in case he lost his fortune. He says it'll pay him $1 million a month starting next year.
THE SO WHAT
Guaranteed $1M/month starting next year is what a de-risked, annuity-style exit looks like at personal scale. Founders and operators should be designing similar downside-protected cashflow structures into their own liquidity events instead of relying solely on paper upside.
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