Don’t Get Trampled: The Puzzle for “Unicorn” Employees

A killer quote from the article:

"To bring this home, it’s like negotiating your salary without specifying the currency you’re being paid in."

This part has always baffled me. Potential employees accepting X shares without knowing the total share count.

This is a dupe.

Original - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13305066

Best - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13313550