My profile: EX. Founder turned Product+ strategy person YOE: 5+ ESOPs: 80 lakhs Cliff: 1 year Vesting period: 48 months
I am still thinking after how many years it will be valuable given the liquidity is very rare for ESOPs. Any thoughts?
most start up wont list
Exactly. And there are so few buyback events in the whole ecosystem. How much do you have?
I had 30L. Don't think it will ever list or any buy back will happen
ESOP value has following risks
You should be joining early stage startups for the experience and your growth. ESOPs should be taken with above two probabilities
My concern is that in the last 7-8 years I have rarely heard about liquidity. ESOPs are always the last ones to get liquidity after VC, angel, founders....
VC/Angels have a different class of shares altogether. You shouldn’t be comparing to them at all. They will get some money in average situations while ESOPs are only worthwhile if it keeps doing well and growing
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What's the value of your ESOPs when allotted to you and their worth now? Or they just melted like soap?
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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