I don't think that's the right takeaway. There were a ton of assumptions going into that +$100k cutoff, including that the initial exercise price for your bag o

I don't think that's the right takeaway. There were a ton of assumptions going into that +$100k cutoff, including that the initial exercise price for your bag of options would be less than the fair market value for a new grad's initial stock grant at FAANG. The emphasis of the article wasn't a particular number, but that startup options can be a little more valuable than they look, so it might be worth actually doing the math on some of the better offers rather than blindly going to FAANG.