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When I received my most recent startup offer, I was handed a spreadsheet that outlined the size of my option, and what they would be worth under multiple hypoth
by alteria 7y ago
When I received my most recent startup offer, I was handed a spreadsheet that outlined the size of my option, and what they would be worth under multiple hypothetical scenarios, including highly-optimistic >400M and >3B valuations.
While it was nice for them to do the math for me, I do think that the scenarios presented were misleading and only represent the case where everything goes exceptionally well.
Now they did caveat that these were based off of assumptions, and that I should consult my own professional advisers etc etc. But, they didn't name any of the factors that could significantly impact returns (liquidation preference, participation, caps, etc.).
- RandallBrown 7y agoI received something similar with my last offer, but it also included the caveat that the shares are currently completely worthless unless we have some sort of exit, which probably wouldn't be happening in the short term. It was pretty refreshing.