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I’ve been thinking the exact same. Changing companies is effectively “buying the dip” because equity grants are always normalized in dollar quanta terms. I’m wo

• devmunchies 5y ago
  > Changing companies is effectively “buying the dip” well put. I accepted an offer at a high-growth, public tech company in January. I talked with my hiring manager after the stock got hammered and we agreed to push my start date to April to take advantage.
  • jh00ker 5y ago
    Can you say a little more about this? You signed an offer letter in Jan and then you were able to get additional equity? How did moving the start date factor in?
    • jtwaleson 5y ago
      An offer typically involves a dollar amount of equity. Not a fixed number of shares / options.
    • devmunchies 5y ago
      In January, I negotiated an equity grant at a fixed value (hypothetically, $1 million, vested over 4 years). That $1 million value doesn’t change, it’s what my offer agrees to. The strike price (value per share) is based on the average stock price N days before my starting day. If I started Feb 1st, the strike price would be based on the N days before Feb 1. If I push my start date to April 1st, it would be based on avg stock price N days before April 1st. I would rather get $1mm worth of stock at $60/share than $1mm at $110/share, for example.