Working for a startup makes less sense

Re:Working for a startup makes less sense by alasdair_ on Monday December 23, 2019 @09:45PM (#21869443)

There are definitely startups that offer better equity terms - the last one I was at offered ten years to exercise after leaving. I hope the trend continues.

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Re:Working for a startup makes less sense by arcticbull on Monday December 23, 2019 @11:02PM (#21869748)

Pinterest started that around 2014 if memory serves and it became quite popular for startups to follow suit but recently less so and I’ve even seen some roll-backs; ultimately many startup employees don’t understand equity and don’t optimize for it.

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Re:Working for a startup makes less sense by williamDafoe on Thursday December 26, 2019 @03:51PM (#21886657)

Lyft also gave 7 years equity exercise terms starting around 2013, and it was part of the reason for having the IPO when it did, was because some of the early equity holders were getting near to seeing their shares expire.

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