> I agree that people should ask questions, but my advice remains for employees which is to consider shares, or rights to shares, held for a private company to

> I agree that people should ask questions, but my advice remains for employees which is to consider shares, or rights to shares, held for a private company to have zero value. That matches pretty exactly what three independent US (Californian & one NY) lawyers advised me: Only consider shares from startups if all else is equal.