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The employee typically gets options, not equity. They are valued at the current market value of the company and cost that amount to acquire. So the value upon
by mikeklaas 13y ago
The employee typically gets options, not equity. They are valued at the current market value of the company and cost that amount to acquire. So the value upon grant is 0[1].
[1] modulo accounting tricks
- thecage411 13y agoIt depends on what you mean by value; if you mean the price someone is willing to pay for them this is clearly not correct -- otherwise every out-of-the-money option would sell for 0.