There’s no such thing as “a startup within a big company”

Re:There’s no such thing as “a startup within a big company” by FartyMcFarter on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:14PM (#26183378)

> The thing most people forget about options & RSU

These two are very different things and they shouldn't be conflated. If you have FAANG RSUs vesting every few months or every year, you can convert them to cold hard cash on a regular basis.

Options in a startup, or a company that isn't traded publicly are a different animal.

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Re:There’s no such thing as “a startup within a big company” by walshemj on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:05PM (#26184718)

Very much so I (UK) have made some nice tax free returns on FTSE 100 companies share saves.

Pity we didn't get an exit back in 2000 when I had 0.5% of Poptel (everyone was a dollar millionaire at one point).

At the moment I have EMI shares in my current employer which vest on change of control

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