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Re:Ask HN: How much equity should an early employee get? by javert on Sunday November 14, 2021 @10:28PM (#29223330)
.1% of $10 billion is $10 million. His share would be .2%, so $20 million. But that's not factoring in any potential dilution.
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Re:Ask HN: How much equity should an early employee get? by closeparen on Sunday November 14, 2021 @11:31PM (#29223714)
Now supposing it takes 8-12 years to see liquidity, compare to what you could make in a FAANG career… perhaps $4-5 million? Whole lotta risk for maybe 5x upside.
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Re:Ask HN: How much equity should an early employee get? by relaunched on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:43AM (#29224137)
I was doing quick math and was off by a factor of 10, inclusive of dilution. Sorry.
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