How Startup Options and Ownership Work

Re:How Startup Options and Ownership Work by 100k on Thursday August 25, 2016 @11:53AM (#12360024)

Considering the author's previous article was about how employees do not deserve to keep their equity unless they stay with a company until liquidity, I suspect he would not support granting restricted stock.

http://a16z.com/2016/07/26/options-plan/

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Re:How Startup Options and Ownership Work by Bahamut on Thursday August 25, 2016 @11:56AM (#12360055)

If they didn't deserve it, then they shouldn't be compensating the employees with equity & should be doing so with cash.

Can't have it both ways.

(This is more of a response to the link, not your comment in particular)

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Re:How Startup Options and Ownership Work by shostack on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:15PM (#12360240)

Well, having it both ways is entirely dependent on market forces. As of right now, it would seem they can in fact have it both ways.

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Re:How Startup Options and Ownership Work by k__ on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:22PM (#12360289)

always depends what employees are willing to do.

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Re:How Startup Options and Ownership Work by mythz on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:47PM (#12360468)

Which is what Parent meant by market forces.

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Re:How Startup Options and Ownership Work by steveklabnik on Thursday August 25, 2016 @12:39PM (#12360416)

  > Can't have it both ways.

See the "participating" section of the article on preference, where the investor can in fact have it both ways.

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