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Shouldn’t there be a distinction made between public and private company equity? 150k of Facebook stock seems much more desirable vs 150k of Uber stock because
by aantix 9y ago
Shouldn’t there be a distinction made between public and private company equity?
150k of Facebook stock seems much more desirable vs 150k of Uber stock because at least with Facebook stock you could liquidate it on the public market?
Or am I missing something?
Paysa puts Uber at #1 for compensation, but their stock isn't liquidatable like a public company. Doesn't make sense.
https://www.paysa.com/company-rank https://www.paysa.com/company-rank
- adamnemecek 9y agoUber stock has more promise of growth. Also there are private markets (idk to what extent one can participate tho).
- alangibson 9y agoAnd more risk that they will never even go public. I've had options for more than one company that no longer exists.
- solarkraft 9y agoCan't you sell the stake privately? Does it have to be approved by some higher up? I'm guessing it depends on the company.
- chrisper 9y agoUber Stocks don't feed you tho.
- madeofpalk 9y agoCan't pay the rent with private equity!
- fjsolwmv 9y agoThe secondary market used to be an easy way to liquidate, back before FB IPO. Is it still ok? https://sharespost.com/companies/uber/ https://sharespost.com/companies/uber/
- fjsolwmv 9y agoAsk anyone you know who works at those companies. They will confirm that paysa's data is absurdly wrong. Their "median" is the minimum at my company.
- aantix 9y agoWhat's the company?
- prostoalex 9y ago> 150k of Facebook stock seems much more desirable vs 150k of Uber stock because at least with Facebook stock you could liquidate it on the public market? Or am I missing something? If you're fresh out of school and need to cover the student loan and the rent - sure. If your previous employment includes significant time spent at GOOG, FB, AMZN, NFLX, AAPL, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, NVDA or even YHOO or AMD or TWTR, your everyday cashflow situation is likely taken care of, and what you're looking for is potential growth.
- inmyunix 9y agoright. stock compensation is your independence fund and I don't think about it like I do salary or cash bonus.