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This exactly. There's very a small chance you end up at a company like Dropbox, and even if you do it could still take 10 years to see any profit from it. Add t
by econner 9y ago
This exactly. There's very a small chance you end up at a company like Dropbox, and even if you do it could still take 10 years to see any profit from it. Add to that the significant financial risk you probably have to take on to exercise options and pay AMT, all the while completely uncertain of payoff.
- jforman 9y agoThese days, that is mitigated partially by salaries that are closer to market (and sometimes even higher than market) than was historically the case for startups. But the AMT/exercising problem can be severe if you're unlucky.