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I mean it might be rude to say "if you're able to get hired at top startups of a certain kind the equity might be nonzero" but for the people that applies to, i

I mean it might be rude to say "if you're able to get hired at top startups of a certain kind the equity might be nonzero" but for the people that applies to, it's not terrible advice. Like, high school kids in general should not assume they can count on a career in the NBA, but if you're a 7' tall human male you have a >10% chance of playing in the NBA in your lifetime, so for them knowing that they have greater odds of success could be valuable information.

rectang 6y ago
> for the people that applies to, it's not terrible advice. The advice being dispensed is superficially applicable to everybody who gets offered an equity package, and it is terrible advice for most of those people. It's like giving high school basketball players advice which assumes they'll make it to the NBA.