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Re:How to Evaluate Startup Offers by sethammons on Sunday October 10, 2021 @10:40AM (#28818782)
If your RSUs vest when your company is still private, you’ll owe taxes but not be able to sell the shares for the money you’ll need to pay the taxes. That sounds way worse than options.
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Re:How to Evaluate Startup Offers by patio11 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @09:10PM (#28823529)
The most common way to issue them is so-called "double trigger" vesting where you have both a) a service requirement (the time) and b) an event required (like IPO or sale). Since you have risk of forfeiture if IPO/sale does not happen, IRS does not deem vested (and thus taxable) until both triggers are satisfied.
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Re:How to Evaluate Startup Offers by dllthomas on Sunday October 10, 2021 @12:20PM (#28819612)
I didn't say it was better! I was just pointing out that "RSU, therefore liquid" can't be relied on.
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Re:How to Evaluate Startup Offers by sethammons on Sunday October 10, 2021 @02:17PM (#28820687)
Solid
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