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> I know that "employees get screwed" is the hn conventional wisdom, but it's generally false. It's generally true. 90% of start-ups fail within 5 years. If an
by BinaryIdiot 10y ago
> I know that "employees get screwed" is the hn conventional wisdom, but it's generally false.
It's generally true. 90% of start-ups fail within 5 years. If any employee banked on their equity as a form of compensation (which, yes we know you shouldn't, most do as start-ups typically pay below average salaries) it's now gone. Successes are rare.
> Companies like Google and Facebook created thousands of millionaires.
Source? I had heard it was a few dozen at Google and a few hundred at Facebook. Thousands seems a little high but I could be remembering the data wrong.
- pb 10y agoIf a start up fails then the equity is worthless. That's how equity is _supposed_ to work. As for Facebook and Google, you heard wrong. I worked at both companies and know quite a bit about how much equity employees got.
- BinaryIdiot 10y ago> If a start up fails then the equity is worthless. That's how equity is _supposed_ to work. Correct. I never said anything to the contrary... > As for Facebook and Google, you heard wrong. I worked at both companies and know quite a bit about how much equity employees got. Data? I'm fine with being wrong but being told that and given nothing is...a bit unsatisfying.
- pb 10y agohttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/technology/12google.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/technology/12google.html