jrdngonen | 3 years ago | on: Stripe announces new round of funding and plan to provide employee liquidity
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jrdngonen | 3 years ago | on: What should you do with stock options during a recession?
I help work on Compound (https://withcompound.com/) (author of the essay also works at Compound).
We help tech employees manage their finances and specialize in equity compensation.
Our essay on equity and taxes may also be useful to those looking to better understand stock options: https://manual.withcompound.com/equity-guide-for-employees-a...
jrdngonen | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2022)
Compound (YC S19) | Remote, SF, CA & NYC | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We build products to help people who work in tech optimize their finances. We've grown from 0 to many billions on the platform in the past year - opportunity to make a massive impact.
We're hiring:
* Engineers && designers: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/compound
Apply or email [email protected]
jrdngonen | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2022)
Compound (YC S19) | Remote, SF, CA & NYC | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We build products to help people who work in tech optimize their finances. We've grown from 0 to many billions on the platform in the past year - opportunity to make a massive impact.
We're hiring:
* Fullstack engineer https://jobs.lever.co/compound/303d6057-520a-4b63-98cd-fa764...
Apply or email [email protected]
jrdngonen | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA & NYC | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We're a financial manager for startup founders and employees—building the financial products we've always wanted ourselves (like stock option optimization). We've grown from 0 to many billions on the platform in the past few months - opportunity to make a massive impact.
We're hiring:
* Product designer https://jobs.lever.co/compound/d66f7628-78dd-401e-be58-b4625...
* Fullstack engineer https://jobs.lever.co/compound/303d6057-520a-4b63-98cd-fa764...
Apply or email [email protected]
jrdngonen | 4 years ago | on: Show HN: I made a simulator for personal finance and financial independence
This is really neat! We've been hacking on a version of this at Compound http://withcompound.com/ , built specifically for folks who have illiquid assets like startup equity. Similar tools that help you model out your finances/taxes.
May find useful!
jrdngonen | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA & NYC | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We're a financial manager for startup founders and employees—building the financial products we've always wanted ourselves (like stock option optimization). We've grown from 0 to billions on the platform in the past few months - opportunity to join early and make a massive impact.
We're hiring:
* Fullstack engineer https://jobs.lever.co/compound/303d6057-520a-4b63-98cd-fa764...
* Backend engineer https://jobs.lever.co/compound/f4d59270-3f08-49f1-9326-0e010...
Apply or email [email protected]
jrdngonen | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We're a financial manager for startup founders and employees—building the financial products we've always wanted ourselves (like stock option optimization).
We're hiring:
* Financial manager https://withcompound.com/career/finance-specialist
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/career/swe-fullstack
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 5 years ago | on: Equity guide for employees at fast-growing companies
Hey there (co-founder of Compound here). You’re correct—timing of the payout is critical. We try to show that in the left-hand-side (today, 3, years, at IPO) but there’s more nuance to provide (e.g., are you applying AMT credits to your net outcome, is QSBS accounted for, etc.?). The example also includes that exercise and sale occur in separate years and that that sale is being realized as a long-term capital gain. The net tax liability we’re showing is the sum of taxes owed at exercised (AMT, which is often a credit) and taxes owed at sale (LTCG). We’re adding more specificity to this and future essays (as there are infinite permutations we can make).
jrdngonen | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We're a financial manager for startup founders and employees—building the financial products we've always wanted ourselves (like stock option optimization).
We're hiring:
* Financial manager https://withcompound.com/career/finance-specialist
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/career/swe-fullstack
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/
We're a financial manager for startup founders and employees—building the financial products we've always wanted ourselves (like stock option optimization). We're growing quickly to meet demand.
We're especially hiring engineers:
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/career/swe-fullstack
* Frontend engineer https://withcompound.com/career/swe-frontend
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite & Remote | https://withcompound.com/ Compound does wealth management for people who work at technology companies. We build software to help you optimize your startup equity and manage your wealth. We are a well funded team moving quickly!
Hiring engineers:
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/fullstack-software-engineer
* Frontend engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/frontend-software-engineer
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | https://withcompound.com/ Compound does financial management for people who work at technology companies. We build software to help you optimize your startup equity and manage your wealth. We are a well funded team moving quickly!
Hiring engineers:
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/fullstack-software-engineer
* Frontend engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/frontend-software-engineer
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | https://withcompound.com/
Compound helps you optimize your finances. Through automation and abstraction, we eliminate the complexity of wealth management to maximize your upside. We help you manage your startup equity, forecast tax implications, and organize your financial life.
We are a small, well funded team based in San Francisco. We are growing really quickly.
Our open positions:
* Design lead (email below)
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/fullstack-software-engineer
* Frontend engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/frontend-software-engineer
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | https://withcompound.com/
Compound helps you optimize your finances. Through automation and abstraction, we eliminate the complexity of wealth management to maximize your upside. We help you manage your startup equity, forecast tax implications, and organize your financial life.
We are a small, well funded team based in San Francisco. We are growing really quickly.
Our open positions:
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/fullstack-software-engineer
* Frontend engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/frontend-software-engineer
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2020)
Compound (YC S19) | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | https://withcompound.com/
Compound optimizes your finances. We build software to democratize access to impactful financial, tax, and legal products. We help you manage your equity, forecast tax implications, and set up your financial life.
We are a small, well funded team based in San Francisco. We are growing really quickly.
Our open positions:
* Fullstack engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/fullstack-software-engineer
* Frontend engineer https://withcompound.com/careers/frontend-software-engineer
Contact us: [email protected]
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Should you buy your stock options when you quit?
Worth noting, even if you have an extended exercise window (i.e 10 years), your ISOs will turn into NSOs after 90 days since your departure (and thus have a different tax treatment!).
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Should you buy your stock options when you quit?
As the author mentions, these sort of decisions can be very nuanced (thinking about valuation, dilution, liquidation preference, exit value, etc.).
Happy to help anyone thinking through these situations.
Put together some helpful resources and tools here: https://withcompound.com/equity
Some other useful guides:
https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation
https://fortune.com/2016/09/27/the-complete-guide-to-underst...
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Launch HN: Compound (YC S19) – helping employees understand equity compensation
Good feedback—we're fixing!
jrdngonen | 6 years ago | on: Launch HN: Compound (YC S19) – helping employees understand equity compensation
Thanks!
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Put together a quick guide all about taxes/financial implications of participating in a tender offer: https://manual.withcompound.com/chapters/what-to-do-if-your-...