limeyx

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by limeyx 11y ago
Its because startups have become much "cooler" now, compared to back then. Plus its hard to get good returns investing elsewhere. Plus the lowered-bar (i.e. cloud) to starting a large scale company So this pushes more people to do
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by limeyx 11y ago
It may not be too likely but it's possible. I was employee ~60 in a startup way back when which went out for over $1BN and made out pretty well. Devs in the 20-40 employee number were probably making out with $4-5Million Of course thin
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by limeyx 11y ago
Except this is actually working pretty well as opposed to ATM :)
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by limeyx 11y ago
Not with ISOs though in the US (except a possible AMT issue)
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by limeyx 11y ago
Yes, I hadn't really interviewed seriously for a while and it was essential to go back and re-review all the basics of trees, lists, sorting, searching etc. Problem is there is such a wide variety of questions its hard to be prepared a
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by limeyx 11y ago
Equity paid for my house, gave me enough money to have a substantial retirement buffer and will pay for my kids to go through school. Yes, more often than not its been worth "nothing" (negative if you took a lower salary to get it
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by limeyx 11y ago
...and then get shutdown?
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by limeyx 11y ago
I definitely know that feeling. Prepare to leave is my best advice. But I'd advise (depending on your circumstances of savings, chances of getting a new job soon etc) to not simply quit, but use a bit of time to really put yourself in
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by limeyx 11y ago
Seems easier to just show the passport than have to sign up for a couple of tours in Iraq/Syria though...
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by limeyx 11y ago
So if I said "The sky is not blue and the sun is not yellow" they could arrest me for something ?
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by limeyx 11y ago
Not just that but appointments in the middle of the day so you get to choose between your job or go back to jail ... not so smart
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by limeyx 11y ago
Indeed. When only the rich and wealthy can afford legal services and everyone else is forced to plea-bargain to things they didnt even do in order to avoid the threat of decades behind bars ... something has gone wrong.
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by limeyx 11y ago
How many VW Bugs is that ?
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by limeyx 11y ago
I've yet to see most ICE's get 500K miles w/out - O2 sensors failing - Expensive oil leaks - Lots of belts need replacing - Head gasket need replacing (pretty expensive) Sure a 1980s Merc Diesel might make 500K and the ICE it
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by limeyx 11y ago
Rename it as maayonnnaise ? haha
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by limeyx 11y ago
The real danger in a split or reverse with a private company is they can pretty freely change your ratio of unvested: vested stock, trapping you into 4 more years of servitude. Had that happen to me once and saw others go through it at anot
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by limeyx 11y ago
Well said.
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by limeyx 11y ago
Nice explanation. So far no luck here in being allowed early exercise :(
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by limeyx 11y ago
Got it right with 7 nos.
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by limeyx 11y ago
Absolutely repulsive. The people giving this "evidence" should be put in jail and the key thrown away.
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by limeyx 11y ago
You can get a pre-paid one
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by limeyx 11y ago
Food delivery app idea looking pretty OK about now :)
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by limeyx 11y ago
Possibly but that amount will barely buy you a decent penthouse pad in Manhattan ....
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by limeyx 11y ago
seems a bit mean to me honestly ... i mean I guess most people would raise an eyebrow at a 16-digit code but still ... Not that nice of a way to say "Welcome to the team"
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by limeyx 11y ago
"no no no, you're not being laid off oh heavens no, you're being 'synergied" now give me your key fob and get out" ...
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by limeyx 11y ago
...that you probably didn't even get to go to !
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by limeyx 11y ago
Oh no, most definitely not! This is totally different! Really totally different !!!
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by limeyx 11y ago
Easy solution: Put a big button on the app "Report ADA violation"
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by limeyx 11y ago
This would be an awesome chance for Uber to take a leadership position and embrace rather than try to avoid & deny. Looks like that wont happen though ...
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by limeyx 11y ago
Not only that (point3?) Treat employees like you actually want them to be around for five plus years. Don't start counting "accrued vacation days" in .01 hourly increments to get you "two weeks per year" allow flexi

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