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The Guide to Stock Options Conversations
Why every manager should talk to their employees about stock options
All the (unneeded) secrecy around the compensation package - you are not allowed to talk about your salary and stock options with other employees, and in some places not even with your manager. People told me, “I didn't understand equity, it seemed too expensive to exercise, so I didn’t do anything.” It’s tough, because the period I worked for that company was pretty grueling, but I can tell you what makes up for it: money. If they are not willing to spend any money, they can use companies such as Equitybee, which lets “you exercise your stock options with no out-of-pocket cost so you can profit from a future IPO.” [Not sponsored, and I’ve never tried them].
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