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Startup moolah

Folks who got rich from startup ESOP money- 1) which startup was it ? 2) what did it enable you to buy ? 3) how did your life change after it ?

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Apradh

Stealth

6 months ago

FreeCharge. Allowed me to think about FIRE atleast.
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FindingHorses

Stealth

6 months ago

Waiting here ( company I used to work at is almost getting sold ) I posted a similar question did not get too many specific company names etc
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by Cobra

Stealth

Share your ESOP buyback story..

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 !

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by FindingHorses

Stealth

Any people who were a part of a startup that got sold

Curious if anyone made a lot of money from their startups getting sold here on grapevine Has your life changed? What do u do now?

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by Eyeswideopen

Unacademy

"ESOPs made me rich af"

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.

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by pmsprint

Nykaa

AMA 🎙️: Hey all, I am pmsprint, Director of Product Management at a Unicorn in India!

Hey everyone, excited to be doing this AMA! A brief about me, I work currently as a Director of Product at an Indian unicorn startup About my career: - Did my undergrad from IIT and then masters from an Ivy league school - Have been in product for almost 10 years now - across 2 Indian unicorn startups and a publicly listed company Would love to take questions on what it means to be a PM, growing within the role, building your career, and other things :) Will be back here at 4 pm and start replying Shoot away!

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by CallMeShirley

Citymall

People at Meesho, can you share experience on ESOP buyback?

It's always something to look forward to in a startup. But wanting to know if it's actually meaningful. Are you making good money from it? Anybody around you who is making good money from it. This would really help a lot of us in startups know what to expect 🙏

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by stupidusername

Stealth

Are ESOP worth it? Did it make anyone billionaire?

I am in discussion with some very early stage startup and if things work out then will be part of the founding team. They have promised to give me same salary as the current company’s salary but give ESOP. Is ESOP worth it if you are founding team member? The founder has sold his previous company so higher chance of success it looks to me. Is there any case where person made huge money on ESOP?

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by intellectprostitute

Urban Company

Wealth creation from ESOP

Hi GVers, For those who've seen their company IPO (Zomato, Nykaa, PayTM, Delhivery etc.) during their tenure, by how much did you ESOP value appreciate after the IPO? Also, how long before the IPO had you joined the company? For those who've seen buybacks and secondary sales in their company How much did your ESOP value appreciate during such events, if any? How long ago before the event had you joined the company? PS: I've heard ESOP value for some IPO borne companies appreciate by 2x after the IPO.