Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018?
by dsnuh on Monday June 11, 2018 @06:22PM
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The value of an unvested RSU is a very tricky thing. I had to try to value my potential RSU benefits when I got divorced. It's not the same as a stock option where even if you leave, you have an asset that you can still purchase at the contract price. RSUs are little more than a promise that at point in time X, company promises to release Y stocks to you. I'm pretty sure you could argue that RSUs have zero value until released to you.
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Re:Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018?
by RestlessMind on Monday June 11, 2018 @07:25PM
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RSUs are guaranteed money at big tech companies. I have never heard of any MAFANGs rescinding their RSUs. In fact, when shopping for a house in SV, my mortgage lender also took unvested RSUs in account when deciding how much to pre-approve me for.