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Re:Stripe Faces $3.5B Tax Bill as Employees' Shares Expire by ghaff on Thursday March 09, 2023 @08:20AM (#35080867)
Is that surprising? They've probably already made lots of money at a large company and want to do something they consider more exciting albeit financially risky.
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Re:Stripe Faces $3.5B Tax Bill as Employees' Shares Expire by disgruntledphd2 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @03:37PM (#35086334)
Nah, it's that they feel they didn't make enough from FAANG cos they got there too late (everyone in a successful growth company feels this way) and want to try again.

Additionally, at the time they joined FAANG those companies weren't as big and they might prefer that environment (I know I do, at least).

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Re:Stripe Faces $3.5B Tax Bill as Employees' Shares Expire by brandall10 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @06:48PM (#35088541)
Not at all, this is in response to the notion that it’s easier/lower barrier of entry than FAANG. The ones I’ve interviewed at were basically FAANG interviews conducted by ex FAANG engineers and managers.
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