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ghxstyesterday at 11:37 PM3 repliesview on HN

That really sucks. Any advice on how to "negotiate properly" to avoid a situation like this?


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OGEnthusiastyesterday at 11:57 PM

Just assume startup equity will be worthless (which it almost always is).

Ancalagonyesterday at 11:42 PM

whatever they value their options at in negotiations, multiply that by 0.1-0.25 to get the real value in the best outcome for a late stage startup (series B-C+) as a common employee

lotsofpulpyesterday at 11:55 PM

Without information about the cap table and liquidation preferences, assume the cash you are getting is the only compensation you will receive. To make it easier, if you are not using your lawyer during negotiations, I would assume the cash portion is the only compensation.