a) That's not true. More is more. You just do it from a basis point perspective. b) If you're at a pre-ipo company with options, your comp is crap compared to

a) That's not true. More is more. You just do it from a basis point perspective. b) If you're at a pre-ipo company with options, your comp is crap compared to a publicly traded company. If you're counting your lottery tickets as real money, you're a fool. You can't even sell them on Sharespost for the valuation the company tells you.