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Re:I will not exercise my Gitlab stock options (2017) by mylons on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @05:01PM (#28857674)
wouldn't his shares have likely been a little diluted in further rounds of funding?
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Re:I will not exercise my Gitlab stock options (2017) by Elof on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @05:09PM (#28857765)
They would get diluted if the company did something like a three for one trade (which happened to me and I know Gitlab did not), but in the case of an IPO there isn't dilution. Dilution matters when a company is getting bought by another company.
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Re:I will not exercise my Gitlab stock options (2017) by blaisio on Thursday October 14, 2021 @02:54PM (#28868394)
Actually, it is normal for there to be dilution in each funding round, including an IPO.
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