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Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn by passiveincomelg on Thursday January 19, 2017 @08:42AM (#13435654)
It sounds like you realized you needed a break before it was too late (i.e. "burnout"), which is obviously good. But why did you return to this grind?
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Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn by CalChris on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:48AM (#13436169)
Interesting work and stock. I was partially vested and I could/should have looked around.

Don Knuth said something (about TeX): never spend more than 2 years of your life on something. I've broken that rule several times but I'd counsel following it on startups, especially someone else's startup.

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Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn by passiveincomelg on Thursday January 19, 2017 @10:47AM (#13436662)
Sounds like a good rule. One that I happen to have followed when it comes to work and broken when it comes to studying (which I know consider mostly a waste of time).
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Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn by passiveincomelg on Friday January 20, 2017 @09:22AM (#13443909)
*now
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