voidmain

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   by voidmain 17y ago

   Let's say Dr. Evil is chosen as the new CEO of Microsoft, and receives in compensation ONE BILLION OPTIONS with a strike price of 23.69 (i.e. at the market) and an expiration in Jan '11. These options are trading on the market at about $4,
2. 392.▲
   by voidmain 17y ago

   The choice of model is sketchy but the conclusion is right. Open up excel or python and do the expected value calculation numerically for any distribution you like (that's plausible for a very early stage startup) and you will get pretty m
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   by voidmain 17y ago

   Personally, I wouldn't touch 'em with a ten foot pole, as either an angel or an entrepreneur. I'm watching a friend's startup get flushed down the toilet by these right now. The tax issue is real, but only delayed by avoiding a valuation.
4. 394.▲
   by voidmain 17y ago

   "over the lifetime of the Aeron chair, it costs less than toilet paper" But which would you rather do without?
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   by voidmain 17y ago

   The entire argument of this article is the broken window fallacy. The original article is not that great either, but I'm sure it's true that government programs intended to encourage small business have a net negative effect. The author's
6. 396.▲
   by voidmain 17y ago

   It doesn't recognize cycles longer than two (one english and one japanese) phrases. Another example is "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" The real question is, are there any sequences that neither term
7. 397.▲
   by voidmain 17y ago

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