It's not that complicated. If a company exists for less money than the amount invested in the company then common stock is worth nothing. If it exists for mor

It's not that complicated. If a company exists for less money than the amount invested in the company then common stock is worth nothing. If it exists for more than the amount invested then common stock will (almost always) be worth something. If you exit for 3X the amount invested you've done allright and will generally see a modest return on your stock. If you exit for 10X the amount invested you've done real good and will generally see a pretty good return on your stock. If you're smart enough to learn how to code, you're smart enough to understand this stuff. I promise.