> i.e you get 100 options every quarter, you sell 50 of them to get the money to exercise the other 50.
And lose the opportunity at longer-term gains for the ability to afford the short-term cost. They're really not equivalent at all. I know they're billed that way, but there are very real reasons startups forgo IPO for so long and remain on the options track in the meantime. Startups can offer stocks and often choose not to.
And lose the opportunity at longer-term gains for the ability to afford the short-term cost. They're really not equivalent at all. I know they're billed that way, but there are very real reasons startups forgo IPO for so long and remain on the options track in the meantime. Startups can offer stocks and often choose not to.