top | item 44219174 (no title) haxton | 8 months ago Always treat startup equity as 0 until you've sold it. discuss order hn newest edoceo|8 months ago Correct. The motivation for equity comp should be more of "I want to change the world" than the "I want big money". The odds are very against it.Here's some older stats (2017) https://berkonomics.com/?p=2899But searching, you'll find loads more studies on startup/angel/seed.It's like, optimistically, 1/20 Oarch|8 months ago Good advice! Thankfully I do want to change the world (for the better I hasten to add) and so far so good.
edoceo|8 months ago Correct. The motivation for equity comp should be more of "I want to change the world" than the "I want big money". The odds are very against it.Here's some older stats (2017) https://berkonomics.com/?p=2899But searching, you'll find loads more studies on startup/angel/seed.It's like, optimistically, 1/20 Oarch|8 months ago Good advice! Thankfully I do want to change the world (for the better I hasten to add) and so far so good.
Oarch|8 months ago Good advice! Thankfully I do want to change the world (for the better I hasten to add) and so far so good.
edoceo|8 months ago
Here's some older stats (2017) https://berkonomics.com/?p=2899
But searching, you'll find loads more studies on startup/angel/seed.
It's like, optimistically, 1/20
Oarch|8 months ago