Negotiations must strike a balance between founder control and investor protection. Investors do require certain guarantees about the capital invested, but the founders need to be in control just enough to chart the vision and culture of the company. Negotiations must strike a balance between founder control and investor protection. Investors do require certain guarantees about the capital invested, but the founders need to be in control just enough to chart the vision and culture of the company. Negotiations must strike a balance between founder control and investor protection. Investors do require certain guarantees about the capital invested, but the founders need to be in control just enough to chart the vision and culture of the company. Negotiations must strike a balance between founder control and investor protection. Investors do require certain guarantees about the capital invested, but the founders need to be in control just enough to chart the vision and culture of the company.