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Re:Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve... by prostoalex on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:34AM (#16812192)
> 150k of Facebook stock seems much more desirable vs 150k of Uber stock because at least with Facebook stock you could liquidate it on the public market? Or am I missing something?

If you're fresh out of school and need to cover the student loan and the rent - sure. If your previous employment includes significant time spent at GOOG, FB, AMZN, NFLX, AAPL, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, NVDA or even YHOO or AMD or TWTR, your everyday cashflow situation is likely taken care of, and what you're looking for is potential growth.

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Re:Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve... by inmyunix on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @12:07PM (#16812545)
right. stock compensation is your independence fund and I don't think about it like I do salary or cash bonus.
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