Re:Ask HN: Anyone have stock option horror stories?
by enigmatic02 on Thursday March 17, 2022 @02:35AM
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Cost $300K total: $100K to exercise, $200K in paper gains. Looks like it will pay off bc valuation has continued to go up, but the 90-day exercise window is punishing for cashflow.
Didn't know about 83b election, didn't make use of QSBS exemption; learnings here: https://www.productlessons.xyz/article/how-stock-options-for...