> They could also be VP of Engineering/Customer Service/etc. which would typically not be expected to have much, if any, legal or finance knowledge. That's in

> They could also be VP of Engineering/Customer Service/etc. which would typically not be expected to have much, if any, legal or finance knowledge. That's in the article: > Four years ago, I landed a VP of engineering job at a red hot startup, for which I was granted options for 2% of the company. That person could have easily been a Senior Software Engineer at FAANG before becoming a VP of engineering at a startup. How much do Level 5 engineers at Google know about liquidation preferences if they have never worked at a startup before?