Ask HN: Are stock options a good incentive for your work?

Re:Ask HN: Are stock options a good incentive for your work? by lalo2302 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @04:18PM (#23980203)

The startup and VC culture has being the dominant model of a lot of companies. The difference with solid businesses and burning-money machines is that one gets funds to build, and the other builds to get funds.

The average lifespan of a startup is 3 years, so unless it's zoom and covid 2 comes in the next 3 years, your stocks won't be worth much.

I'd take the money.

Specially in an era like today with financial crisis and scandals, cash is king.

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Re:Ask HN: Are stock options a good incentive for your work? by brutus1213 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @06:33PM (#23981402)

Counterpoint .. you will NEVER get rich on a salary. A 25% bump in salary (e.g. via yearly cash bonus) vs. options ... with options, you can get rich.

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Re:Ask HN: Are stock options a good incentive for your work? by moistly on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @12:03AM (#23983422)

Buy lottery tickets, you can get rich. It’s the same thing, one just has slightly better odds. Not good odds.

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