Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to his employees

Re:Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to his empl... by GoodIntentions on Thursday March 01, 2012 @07:26PM (#3654809)

I don't play minecraft. I'm not a fan. I wouldn't know Notch if I tripped on him.

I gotta say hats off to the man. Doing something good for others at your own ( great ) expense when not compelled to do so is unusual. Most people would have spent it on themselves somehow. wtg man.

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Re:Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to his empl... by iacvlvs on Friday March 02, 2012 @06:00AM (#3656176)

iirc, Steve Wozniak did something similar: when Apple went public without giving anything to the early employees, Woz basically gave/sold (cheaply) them stock from his own holdings.

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Re:Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to his empl... by redthrowaway on Saturday March 03, 2012 @12:21AM (#3659465)

Before or after they went public? If before, that strikes me as the kind of thing the SEC would frown upon.

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Re:Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to his empl... by kiba on Thursday March 01, 2012 @07:30PM (#3654816)

If you're perfectly happy with your lifestyle, three million bucks is more than enough for you.

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Re:Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to his empl... by moe on Thursday March 01, 2012 @11:49PM (#3655424)

Let's also not forget notch likely already has another 3MM (and then some) in his bank account.

That doesn't make his move any less glamorous, though. You don't often hear about people just giving away that kind of money - whether they're multi-millionaires or not...

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