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To state the obvious, the downside of early exercise is you might lose that money if the company does poorly.
by argigg 10y ago
To state the obvious, the downside of early exercise is you might lose that money if the company does poorly.
- jjirsa 10y agoThe downside of early exercise is if you leave before vested and your employer repurchases the shares, you're out the taxes you paid (minus some deductions in future years that will offset other gains but will still be painful for most people).
- argigg 10y agoWhen you early exercise, don't you pay the 409a price? Why would you owe taxes at the time of exercise?