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    1. Linda Z‏ @thelindazhang May 20

      I didn't understand how stock options work - it cost me $300K Read this if you're at a startup or planning to join one:pic.twitter.com/t796y6aCd8

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    2. Linda Z‏ @thelindazhang May 20

      Well-known: • Startup requires taking salary cut • Deal is sweetened with equity — might mint millions! Less known: • You need cash to redeem your stock options • You don’t OWN shares, you own the right to BUY them Sometimes it's trivial to buy...

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    3. Linda Z‏ @thelindazhang May 20

      ... other times it can cost more than you've ever been paid working at a startup Why? • Options usually expire w/in 90 days of your leaving — so you have to pay up or give them up • If you pay up, you also owe taxes on your paper gains — can be insanely high

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    4. Linda Z‏ @thelindazhang May 20

      I never joined a startup to get rich But I did naively assume that if all went well, I would ride off into the sunset, having paid for the equity in sweat Actually: it cost me $100K to exercise, and $200K in taxes Many have to give up their shares because the $ is absurd

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    5. Linda Z‏ @thelindazhang May 20

      Your contributions don't expire in 90 days, but your right to participate in the upside does Financial defaults are terrible for startup employees; instead, ask for: • 10-year exercise window • Accelerated vesting • RSUs if possible More details:https://www.productlessons.xyz/article/how-stock-options-for-employees-work …

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      Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks May 28
      Replying to @thelindazhang

      Any specific reason you prefer RSU over early exercise?

      12:18 PM - 28 May 2021
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        1. Linda Z‏ @thelindazhang May 28
          Replying to @thijsniks

          Early exercise still costs $ for unknown gains

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