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Without knowing the total number of shares, it's impossible to know what your friend's 10k shares would be worth. e.g. if there are 100M shares total, then his
by abrichr 4y ago
Without knowing the total number of shares, it's impossible to know what your friend's 10k shares would be worth. e.g. if there are 100M shares total, then his shares would be worth 10k/100M = 0.0001 of the valuation of $70B, i.e. $7M. In order to own these shares, he would have to exercise the options, meaning he would need to pay the strike price of $0.01 per share, i.e. 10k * $0.01 = $100.
Also important to note is the tax treatment of these shares. Depending on the jurisdiction, it's possible that he would be taxed on the value of these shares when they are exercised, and not when they are sold. In the example above, that would mean that he would owe taxes on $7M whenever they were exercised.
Check out something like https://smartasset.com/investing/how-do-stock-options-work https://smartasset.com/investing/how-do-stock-options-work or https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation for more info. (I just found these by googling [guide to stock option compensation].)
- imheretolearn 4y agoThe total number of shares will be limited to 607,500,000
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThis is incomplete information. Shares will be limited in what context? Employee option pool, this round, ect. As far as I know, early-stage companies don't put an upper cap on the number of shares that can exist in the future. Is this some sort of crypto company?
- iaw 4y agoIf you believe that valuation then it's ~$1.5M over 3 years. I would personally ask for explanation of the $70B valuation because if it goes for a piddling $500M your friend gets ~$11K over 3 years
- rkk3 4y ago> if it goes for a piddling $500M your friend gets ~$11K over 3 years They would get 0, you aren't accounting for seniority.
- icedchai 4y agoThis is impossible to guarantee. The company may need to raise more money, likely through equity, not debt. To issue more equity, they will need to issue more shares. That is just how it works.
- psyklic 4y agoIt seems strange to cap the number of shares, which makes me wonder if this is the number of shares in an option pool. If so, nothing can be inferred about percentage ownership, except that your friend would likely own a very insignicant number of shares. Note that a new company typically allocates 10M shares, so it's additionally unclear why now there are so many.