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grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

I'd prefer not to state publicly but you can email me disgruntledmarketer@live.com (another dummy account I made).

grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

great help, thanks xrd

grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

It is the # of shares the offered me divided by my total restricted stock agreement. This represents the total % of equity they are granting me after letting me go, then I multiply this by 48 (because my equity grant vests over 48 months). The results is about 3.5 months.

grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

Thanks Cisco I will.

grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

Just to clarify...it's 3.5 months worth of equity so it's not liquid and not worth much right now.

grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

"Early-stage employee doesn't equal martyr" >> I think that's my biggest lesson so far

grumpymarketeron Ask HN: I was fired from a startup I helped found, I'm fucked

I was in charge of marketing and also did all sorts of bd under the CEO.

Something I did not mention is that the CEO was cultivating an overly confidential culture. Over the past couple months I did not know who our clients were, how much they were paying, status updates from our software development. It felt like I was mindlessly rowing a canoe with blinders on and earlplugs in. While this definitely is one management strategy, I don't agree with it. As a result I think I got a little unplugged and they didn't like it.

I don't want to reveal what we sold yet to preserve confidentiality for them.