ESOP Buyback

Fast learning and fast paced growth aside, after 15 years of MNC experience I joined a startup to get some ESOPs.. and hopefully a good buyback .. I have worked in 2 startups now.Both of these were already Unicorns when I joined . While I love the culture and dynamic pace of a startup i feel my chances of getting a payout are slim... My personal learning is to get a good reward you have to be in top 10 employees for sure ... otherwise it's not worth it .. There is no point joining a Unicorn in middle management...or second in command in any function... Happy to hear your thoughts !

Product Analyst at faang+ CTC - 20.5 lpa full cash Vs APM at Series C (climate tech Startup) CTC - 27.5 lpa ( cash + ESOP) Which one is better for career progression Like APM at a startup or a PA in big MNC

I’m considering joining as a founding engineer at an early stage startup who is just about to sign a $4M seed round. They offered to match my current base and a $20,000 in ESOPs. When joining at such early stage companies, how should I think of ESOPs so that I can better negotiate. I’m banking on this idea going big and I want to get as much ESOPs as possible to maximise my returns in the future.

Hello guys, I would want to know what is the benefit of getting ESOPs in an early stage startup? The startup has a great team and working on a promising product. I have been offered a package with somewhat lower fixed component and somewhat higher ESOPs. Need insightful pointers here. TIA :)

I am getting offered a 10L Esops for example, does that simply mean i need to pay some amount to get shares worth 10L of company at Actual Market Price? I have got only RSUs until now so now idea how world of esops work and are they actual money? Like If i’m at 40 CTC fixed and getting offer 48 fixed + 8L esops, am i getting 20% increment or 40% increment?

Where did you work and how much money did you make? Asking as it looks like a lot of promise of ESOPs and wealth creation has failed employees in this bloodbath slow growth, layoffs, and job changes.

How do you understand that Esops alloted in ctc are good enough? Do companies have them fixed as percentage of ctc (ex. 30% of ctc) or how does it work? What are the questions i can ask to get a better understanding of the Esops? One would be current valuation, last buyback time, what else? Is there any good resource to understand this?