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> They should be inexpensive; and your employer should be willing to give you a signing bonus to cover it (after all, the money just goes right back to them).
by maerF0x0 6y ago
> They should be inexpensive; and your employer should be willing to give you a signing bonus to cover it (after all, the money just goes right back to them).
The first part of this can be false. If you're 1/2 way to billions IPO then your options can easily be a year or more of salary to exercise.
About the second part if the company gives you that as a signing bonus you're still on the hook to the IRS for the bonus so now you're 10s of 10000s deep on an illiquid position.
- drfuchs 6y agoIf the company is half way to a big IPO, then any new hire is no longer "super early," and the advice doesn't pertain.